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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
344 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
..HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
.SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AT LEAST. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH SOME LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A MORE ORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS IS
CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AS OF 3 PM
THURSDAY, BRINGING HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO
LESS THEN A MILE AT TIMES. 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 AREA DUE TO THE HIT OR MISS
NATURE OF THE SHOWERS. 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. A
RELATIVE LULL IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS OF SHOWERS IS LIKELY FOR MOST
AREAS LATER ON FRIDAY, BUT MORE SNOW WILL LIKELY SWEEP INTO THE
PANHANDLE FOR THE WEEKEND.
AKZ317-200745-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260320T0900Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
344 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
TO 7 INCHES. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHLY VARIABLE. WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH THIS EVENING.
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.
AKZ322-200745-
/O.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260320T0900Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN
344 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHLY VARIABLE.
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.
AKZ318>321-323-324-326-200745-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-260320T1200Z/
MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-GLACIER BAY-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, HAINES, GUSTAVUS,
HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, SITKA, ANGOON, AND PETERSBURG
344 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE DAY THURSDAY WITH THE FREQUENCY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING INTO
FRIDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHLY VARIABLE WITH THE HIGHER
AMOUNTS NEAR THE OUTER COAST AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN. SKAGWAY,
THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY, AND SITKA WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH
THURSDAY EVENING WITH POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW ON 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.
AKZ325-200745-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-260320T1200Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF JUNEAU
344 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO
1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. AMOUNTS COULD BE
HIGHLY VARIABLE.
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.
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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