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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
652 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2026
...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL
PANHANDLE...
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY AS REMNANTS
OF YESTERDAY'S STORM CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. SPLIT FLOW WILL
DEVELOP AS AN INCOMING FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE,
WITH COLD STRONG NORTHERLY OUTFLOW WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS AND WARMER SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE TO SEE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER SURGE OF
MOISTURE PUSHES INTO THE AREA. A TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX IS
EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES INCREASE. MAIN FORECAST
CHALLENGE IS POTENTIAL FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP QUICKER THAN
EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH THE
FRONT MOVING FURTHER NORTH, LIMITING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS.
AKZ326-020000-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0009.260301T1552Z-260302T1800Z/
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
652 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN APPROACHING SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH WILL
BRING HEAVIER SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, EVENTUALLY ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
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.
AKZ331-020000-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260302T1800Z/
CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HYDER
652 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PROLONGED SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE AS
ANOTHER SYSTEM PUSHES UP FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH SUNDAY. A
TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH A
TRANSITION TO PREDOMINATELY RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
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.
AKZ327-020000-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0014.260301T1552Z-260302T1800Z/
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKE AND PORT ALEXANDER
652 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AND WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND
AND KUIU ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATIOS WILL DECREASE
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS WARM AIR PUSHES NORTHWARD WITH A
TRANSITION TO A MIXED PRECIPITATION THROUGH LATE 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.
AKZ328-329-020000-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-260302T1500Z/
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
THORNE BAY, AND WRANGELL
652 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9
INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND CITY AND BOROUGH OF
WRANGELL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REMAIN ON
THE NORTHERN SIDE OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND UPPER
ELEVATIONS NEAR WRANGELL. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATIOS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS WARM AIR PUSHES NORTHWARD
WITH A TRANSITION TO A MIXED PRECIPITATION THROUGH LATE 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.
AKZ323-020000-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0014.260301T2100Z-260302T1800Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
652 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 AM AKST MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AND WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND
AND KUIU ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
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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