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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1051 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SNOW SATURDAY WITH POTENTIAL
FOR MORE SNOW SUNDAY...
STEADY SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE PANHANDLE AND
WILL CONTINUE AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO WARM OVER
THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING A MIX OR
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, SNOW WILL END ON
THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW, FROM SITKA TO JUNEAU AND NORTHWARD.
MOISTURE WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH, BUT
THEN REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN. THE
RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL LIKELY HOVER IN VICINITY OF SUMNER STRAIT
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE
PETERSBURG AND WRANGELL AREAS AND LIGHTER SNOW NORTHWARD. A
SEPARATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOOKS TO AFFECT THE REGION ON
TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TO PUSH NORTHWARD ONCE AGAIN.
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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
1051 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
9 AM AKST MONDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO
13 INCHES.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED
UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL BRING
HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER
WITH YOU IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF JUNEAU
1051 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM AKST THIS EVENING
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF.
AKZ331-011600-
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CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HYDER
1051 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED SATURDAY
NIGHT. MIXING WITH RAIN IS LIKELY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER
WITH YOU IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
THORNE BAY, AND WRANGELL
1051 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
6 AM AKST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 9
INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND CITY AND BOROUGH OF
WRANGELL.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL BRING
HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A WARM PUSH IS
EXPECTED TO LOWER SNOWFALL RATIOS AND CAUSE A TRANSITION TO
MIXED PRECIPITATION BY MONDAY MORNING.
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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CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SITKA, KAKE, AND PORT ALEXANDER
1051 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO
9 AM AKST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AND WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND
AND KUIU ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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