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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
646 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, SNOW TRANSITIONING TO RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. 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.CURRENT FORECAST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WITHIN THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE BETWEEN 6 TO 12 INCHES, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COMMUNITIES IN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES,
EXPECTING TOTAL 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.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH WIDELY
VARIABLE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
AKZ330-332-160400-
/O.EXP.PAJK.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260316T0300Z/
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA
646 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM AND SNOW HAS OR WILL CHANGEOVER TO
ALL RAIN THIS EVENING.
AKZ318-319-161100-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.260316T0300Z-260316T2100Z/
MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, AND HAINES
646 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 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.
AKZ320>322-325-161100-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-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
646 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 10
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.
AKZ324-161100-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T1500Z/
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ANGOON
646 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 4 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.
AKZ326-161100-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T1200Z/
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
646 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS 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.
AKZ328-160900-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T0900Z/
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
646 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...INTERIOR PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AS OF 6PM, HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ONGOING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PORTIONS AND INTERIOR ROADWAYS OF PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND WHILE COASTAL COMMUNITIES HAVE WARMED AND TRANSITIONED
TO RAIN. A TRANSITION TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR ALL RAIN THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING INTO EARLY MONDAY IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE
ISLAND.
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.
AKZ331-161100-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HYDER
646 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CURRENT FORECAST HAS HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
RATES CONTINUING 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.
AKZ323-161100-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-260316T1500Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
646 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 THROUGH
SUNDAY 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.
AKZ327-329-160900-
/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
646 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 2 TO 5
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...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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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