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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1150 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
..HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK
.THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AS SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS BANDS OF 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.
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CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
1150 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* 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 BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH INLAND. 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
1150 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING
COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MORE BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE OVER THE AREA 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. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH ARE LIKELY NEAR SKAGWAY AND THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.
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
1150 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING
COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...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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