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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
448 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL CONTINUES INTO MONDAY..A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY TRACKING NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE
PANHANDLE, WITH SNOW TRANSITIONING TO RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. FOR THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ALASKA PANHANDLE, DRIER AIR HAS INTERFERED WITH MOISTURE
TRANSPORT INTO THE AREA, AND SO HAVE LOWERED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH WIDELY
VARIABLE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK
AKZ318-162100-
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
448 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM AKDT TUESDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MOISTURE WITH THE INITIAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN
HAVING TROUBLE REACHING INTO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE IN ENOUGH
QUANTITY TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE WAKE OF THE
SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT.
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.
AKZ323-161400-
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
448 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED AND A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN HAS OCCURRED.
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAINES, GUSTAVUS, HOONAH,
TENAKEE SPRINGS, ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, AND JUNEAU
448 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE
REACHING NORTHWARD PAST HOONAH AS OF EARLY MONDAY MORNING,
ALTHOUGH STILL EXPECTING SOME ACCUMULATION, AMOUNTS WITH THE
INITIAL SYSTEM MAY BE LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED FOR THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR AND JUNEAU. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN THE WAKE OF THE
INITIAL SYSTEM AND STRENGTHEN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
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.
AKZ324-161500-
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ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ANGOON
448 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
ONE INCH.
* WHERE...ADMIRALTY ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
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.
AKZ331-161800-
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CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HYDER
448 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES TAPERING OFF
THROUGH THE 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 MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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