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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
355 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
..HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK
.THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXPANDED IN AREA AND
EXTENDED IN TIME THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS BANDS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUALLY PUSH INTO
THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO
16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER, ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED DURING THE
DAYTIME DUE TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE 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. A RELATIVE LULL IN
THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS IS LIKELY FOR SOME AREAS ON FRIDAY, BUT MORE
SNOW MAY SWEEP INTO THE PANHANDLE FOR THE WEEKEND.
AKZ322-182000-
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CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
355 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE SECOND
ADVISORY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS WILL
MOVE THROUGH ON 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...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER
WITH YOU IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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
355 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES.
* WHERE...YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, HAINES, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ANGOON, SITKA, JUNEAU, AND PETERSBURG.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH MORE BANDS FOLLOWING SUIT ON THURSDAY.
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 FRIDAY
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.
AKZ328-182000-
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
355 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* 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 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. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY 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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