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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
857 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
..POTENTIAL OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
.SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AS THE LOW IN THE GULF PERSISTS AND SLOWLY
SHIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD OFF OF BARANOF ISLAND. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR PRINCE OF WALES REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING AS THESE SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND.
MAIN WINTER STORY WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AS COLD ARCTIC AIR IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO
NEXT WEEK. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE, MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A
LOW OVER THE GULF INTO THE BERING SEA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER
THE AREA. WITH THE INCREASED DEWPOINTS APPROACHING AND COLDER AIR
AT THE SURFACE, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE PANHANDLE.
CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE
OVER THE PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE THAT HOLD ONTO THE COLD
AIR LONGER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT THIS OVERRUNNING SNOW
EVENT LASTS INTO THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL DEPEND
ON HOW LONG THE COLD AIR PERSISTS THROUGH THE INNER CHANNELS.
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WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKE AND PORT ALEXANDER
857 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE
LATE MORNING HOURS AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
AKZ328-272100-
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
857 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
TODAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA AS A LOW IN THE GULF GRADUALLY MOVES SE. AS OF
945 AM AKST, THE LOW IS SITUATED WEST OF SITKA. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL DIMINISH IN FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW WEAKENS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, JUNEAU, AND PETERSBURG
857 AM AKST FRI FEB 27 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT, CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU
AND PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
START SATURDAY, AND COULD POTENTIALLY LAST INTO THE START OF
NEXT WEEK, WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AND WARM, MOISTURE
RICH AIR MOVING OVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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