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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1046 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK
.THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AREA AND
EXTENDED IN TIME THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS BANDS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUALLY PUSH INTO
THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. ANOTHER ORGANIZED BAND IS
LIKELY TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED DURING THE
DAYTIME DUE TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AS ARE NOW INTO THE LATTER HALF
OF MARCH. IN ADDITION, SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE WIDELY
VARIABLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS DUE TO THE HIT OR MISS NATURE
OF THE SHOWERS, HOWEVER RATES AS HIGH AS 1 INCH PER HOUR AND
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ANY
HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME LOCATION.
ADVISORIES COULD BE UPGRADED TO SHORT-FUSE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
IF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREA.
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CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
1046 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16
INCHES. AVERAGE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EVERY 12
HOURS. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
AKDT WEDNESDAY. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 7
PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS WILL
MOVE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SNOWFALL
RATES AS HIGH AS 1 INCH PER HOUR. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF
THE SNOW, ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE WITH PERIODS OF
MELTING IN SUNNY BREAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, HAINES,
GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, SITKA, ANGOON, JUNEAU,
AND PETERSBURG
1046 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES,
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
1/2 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, HAINES, HOONAH, TENAKEE
SPRINGS, GUSTAVUS, JUNEAU, SITKA, ANGOON, AND PETERSBURG.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE SHOWERY
NATURE OF THE SNOW, ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE WITH
PERIODS OF MELTING IN SUNNY BREAKS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING.
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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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
1046 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 4 PM AKDT
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 4
AM TO 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE SHOWERY
NATURE OF THE SNOW, ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE WITH
PERIODS OF MELTING IN SUNNY BREAKS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED AT ELEVATION AND ALONG INTERIOR ROADWAYS. SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY MORNING.
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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