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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1047 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. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM WITH WIDELY VARIABLE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK.
AKZ320>322-162100-
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, AND PELICAN
1047 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...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 STILL 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.
AKZ319-325-162000-
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAINES AND JUNEAU
1047 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED; HOWEVER, SNOW SHOWERS WITH
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE.
AKZ318-170600-
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
1047 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY...
* 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.
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