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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
.BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE NE GULF AS WITH
WIDELY VARYING CONDITIONS. ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL RATES OF
AROUND 1 INCH PER 3 HOURS ARE POSSIBLE FROM YAKUTAT TO PELICAN,
WITH LIGHTER RATES INLAND. IF SNOW SHOWERS TRAIN OVER ONE LOCATION
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, VISIBILITY COULD DROP TO 1 MILE
AT TIMES WITH GREATER ACCUMULATIONS.
THIS WAVE OF SHOWERS IS SEPARATE FROM A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM THAT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE
STARTING SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. STEADY
SNOWFALL WILL RETURN WITH HEAVIEST RATES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE STARTING SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AND FOR THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA PANHANDLE STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. CURRENT FORECAST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE BETWEEN 6 TO 14
INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. FOR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COMMUNITIES IN WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES, EXPECTING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES,
HIGHEST TOTALS WITHIN INTERIOR PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. THE MAIN
FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WILL BE THE TIMING
AND TRANSITION PERIOD TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX, OR POTENTIALLY ALL
RAIN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE UPPER
30S TO LOW 40S ALONG THE COAST AS THE FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD,
LIMITING POTENTIAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN
CONTINUE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH WIDELY VARIABLE ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
AKZ323-151700-
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT ADVISORY, SNOW
SHOWERS HAVE LARGELY MOVED OUT OF THE AREAS. FOR THE SUNDAY
ADVISORY, HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DIMINISHING INTO THE EVENING.
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.
AKZ322-151700-
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/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260315T1300Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT
EARLY THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING,
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 13
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 5 AM AKDT
SUNDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM
AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT .
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY MORNING WITH A TRANSITION TO RAIN/SNOW
MIX OR ALL RAIN BY SUNDAY EVENING. HIGHEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG INTERIOR ROADWAYS.
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.
AKZ326-151700-
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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO
12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY 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.
AKZ331-151700-
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CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HYDER
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO
20 INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING.
PROLONGED SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
AKZ320-321-325-151700-
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
AND JUNEAU
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND AND CITY AND
BOROUGH OF JUNEAU. REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING JUNEAU.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
AKZ324-151700-
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ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ANGOON
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES.
* WHERE...ADMIRALTY ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY EVENING INTO EARLY 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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
AKZ318-319-151700-
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, AND HAINES
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY AND HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SUNDAY TO 1 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST SNOWFALL
TOTALS FOR SKAGWAY WILL BE ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
AKZ317-151700-
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED INTO
EARLY SUNDAY 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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
AKZ330-332-151700-
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AND ANNETTE ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS CAN
CREATE TIMES OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE STARTING LATE SUNDAY MORNING, INITIALLY
BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA. AS THIS FRONT
PUSHES NORTHWARD, TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
WILL WARM WITH AN EXPECTED CHANGEOVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR
ALL RAIN BY SUNDAY EVENING. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE
THE TIMING OF THIS CHANGE OVER AND THE RESULTING SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW FOLLOWED BY
HEAVY RAIN. CHECK BILGE PUMPS.
AKZ327-329-151700-
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WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKE, PORT ALEXANDER, AND WRANGELL
1250 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM AKDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH AT WRANGELL.
* WHERE...WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND AND CITY AND
BOROUGH OF WRANGELL.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE STARTING LATE SUNDAY MORNING, INITIALLY
BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA. AS THIS FRONT
PUSHES NORTHWARD, TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
WILL WARM WITH AN EXPECTED CHANGEOVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR
ALL RAIN BY SUNDAY EVENING. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE
THE TIMING OF THIS CHANGE OVER AND THE RESULTING SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS.
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.
MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR VESSELS FOR HEAVY SNOW FOLLOWED BY
HEAVY RAIN. CHECK BILGE PUMPS.
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HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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