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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
149 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
...HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK..
A STATIONARY LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND SEVERAL
BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE WEEK. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED IN NATURE, PRODUCING WIDELY VARIABLE ACCUMULATIONS
OVER SHORT DISTANCES. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH INTO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY
MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
COULD BE UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNINGS IF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREA.
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, SITKA, AND JUNEAU
149 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT, CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AND
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND AND AIR COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PUSH INTO
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. DUE TO THE
HIT OR MISS NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS, ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE ACROSS SHORT DISTANCES.
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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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
149 PM 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 3 TO 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY, NEAR WHITE PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND AND AIR COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PUSH NORTHWARD THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, HIGHEST SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY NEAR WHITE
PASS.
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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