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WWAK47 PAJK 132004  
WSWAJK  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
1204 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...A BAND OF ORGANIZED SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN PANHANDLE  
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...  
 
.A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST WEST OF SOUTHERN BARANOF  
ISLAND WILL CONTINUE DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT. ON THE  
EAST SIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, BANDS OF SNOWFALL WILL MOVE  
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PANHANDLE. WHILE  
THE SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT, SLICK ROADS AND  
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY COULD BRIEFLY IMPACT TRAVEL BY LAND  
OR AIR THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BECOME LESS  
NUMEROUS AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES AND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE  
WEAKENS.  
 
AKZ329-331-140415-  
/O.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260314T0600Z/  
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-CITY OF HYDER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WRANGELL AND HYDER  
1204 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL AND CITY OF HYDER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL NEED FOR SNOW REMOVAL, AS WELL AS IMPACTS TO  
TRAVEL BY LAND AND AIR DUE TO PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND  
SLICK ROADS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW WILL COME IN BANDS WITH BRIEF  
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO DIMINISH  
BY LATE EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION  
WEAKENS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR  
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ332-140300-  
/O.EXB.PAJK.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260314T0300Z/  
ANNETTE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF METLAKATLA  
1204 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...ANNETTE ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW REMOVAL, SLIPPERY  
ROAD CONDITIONS, AND REDUCED VISIBILITY FOR TRAVEL BY LAND AND  
AIR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW WILL COME IN BANDS WITH BRIEF  
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO DIMINISH  
BY LATE EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION  
WEAKENS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR  
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ328-140300-  
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260314T0300Z/  
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,  
AND THORNE BAY  
1204 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES  
FOR MANY AREAS, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF UP TO 6 INCHES FOR SOME OF  
THE INTERIOR ROADS ON THE ISLAND.  
 
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND AND AIR COULD BE IMPACTED BY PERIODS OF  
REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE COULD BE A  
NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW REMOVAL.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW WILL COME IN BANDS WITH BRIEF  
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO DIMINISH  
IN THE EARLY LATE EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE  
REGION WEAKENS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR  
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ330-140415-  
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-260314T0600Z/  
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF KETCHIKAN  
1204 PM AKDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SNOW WILL COME IN BANDS WITH BRIEF  
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE SNOW SHOULD START TO DIMINISH  
BY LATE EVENING AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION  
WEAKENS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU  
 
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