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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
928 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER NE GULF COAST SATURDAY
.SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP INTO AN ORGANIZED BAND ACROSS THE NE
GULF THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL RATES OF
AROUND 1 INCH PER 3 HOURS IS EXPECTED FROM YAKUTAT TO SITKA, WITH
LIGHTER RATES INLAND. IF SNOW SHOWERS TRAIN OVER ONE LOCATION FOR
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, VISIBILITY COULD DROP TO A HALF MILE
AT TIMES WITH GREATER ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF
EARLY SUNDAY AHEAD OF A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL
TRACK NORTHWARD AND BRING STEADY SNOW BACK INTO THE AREA WITH
HEAVIER RATES.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
928 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF 915AM, A BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
IS VISIBLE ON SATELLITE AND RADAR OFF SHORE NEAR BIORKA ISLAND
MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS SITKA. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, BECOMING MORE ISOLATED INTO
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONGER FRONT IS STILL ANTICIPATED
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
EXPECTED.
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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CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
928 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF 915AM, A BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
IS VISIBLE ON SATELLITE AND RADAR OFF SHORE NEAR BARANOF ISLAND
MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS CROSS SOUND. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, BECOMING MORE
ISOLATED INTO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONGER FRONT IS STILL
ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
928 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM AKDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
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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