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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY TRACKING NORTHWARD
TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE, WITH ONGOING SNOW OR RAIN/SNOW MIX REACHING
THE OUTER COAST OF PRINCE OF WALES, ANNETTE ISLAND, AND KETCHIKAN
AS OF 11 AM SUNDAY. STEADY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA WITH HEAVIEST RATES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE
STARTING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS INTO THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ALASKA PANHANDLE, ANTICIPATING A BIT LATER
START, BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. NO
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FORECAST CHANGES. BASED ON CURRENT
OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE AREA, DECREASED FORECAST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS SLIGHTLY NEAR HYDABURG AND METLAKATLA. CURRENT
FORECAST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WITHIN THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
ARE BETWEEN 6 TO 12 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 BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX,
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 THROUGH THIS 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.
AKZ326-160600-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T1200Z/
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A TRANSITION TO A
RAIN/SNOW MIX OR ALL RAIN THROUGH 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.
AKZ328-160600-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T0900Z/
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...INTERIOR PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF 11AM, SNOWFALL IS ONGOING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS AND INTERIOR ROADWAYS OF PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND WHILE HYDABURG HAS BEEN TRANSITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
SNOW AND A RAIN/SNOW MIX. HEAVIEST RATES WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY
WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ISLAND AND INTERIOR ROADWAYS. A
TRANSITION TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR ALL RAIN THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
IN MONDAY IS EXPECTED.
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.
AKZ317-152200-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260315T2200Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2
INCHES
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE
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.
AKZ320>322-325-160600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.260315T2100Z-260316T2100Z/
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, AND JUNEAU
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT AND CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE SUNDAY EVENING OR 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. SNOW WILL
TRANSITION FROM LIGHT AND FLUFFY TO MORE WET AND DENSE THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.
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.
AKZ324-160600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.260315T2100Z-260316T1500Z/
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ANGOON
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES.
* WHERE...ADMIRALTY ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES ARRIVING SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
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.
AKZ331-160600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HYDER
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* 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.
AKZ318-319-160600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.260316T0300Z-260316T2100Z/
MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, AND HAINES
1207 PM 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 4 TO 8
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES REDUCED
TO 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...SKAGWAY, KLONDIKE HIGHWAY, HAINES BOROUGH, AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING 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. HIGHEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS FOR HAINES WILL BE NEAR CHILKAT PENINSULA.
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.
AKZ323-160600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0023.260315T2100Z-260316T1500Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE
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.
AKZ327-329-160600-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260316T0900Z/
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAKE, PORT ALEXANDER, AND WRANGELL
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...WET HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND AND CITY AND
BOROUGH OF WRANGELL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD, TEMPERATURES
ACROSS THE AREA WILL WARM WITH AN EXPECTED CHANGEOVER TO A
RAIN/SNOW MIX OR ALL RAIN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 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.
AKZ330-332-160300-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260316T0300Z/
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA
1207 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AND ANNETTE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF 11AM, REPORTS ACROSS THE AREA SHOW A
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH SNOW HAVING A HARD TIME
ACCUMULATING. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, PRECIPITATION
RATES WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT PUSHES NORTHWARD. AS RATES
INCREASE, FORECASTING BRING CHANGE OVER TO PREDOMINATELY HEAVY
WET SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE TIMING OF THIS
CHANGE OVER AND THE RESULTING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS AT ELEVATION.
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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