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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1151 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..SNOW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY REPLACED BY ADVANCING SYSTEM SATURDAY
.CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING ON SEEING A MORE SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF
SNOW THIS WEEKEND AS COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT REMAIN IN PLACE AND
ANOTHER ROUND OF MOISTURE MOVES IN. THERE REMAINS SOME
UNCERTAINTY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT THE SURFACE AS WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE WARMER DAY TIME TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID TO HIGH
30S TO AROUND 40 DUE TO INCREASING DAYLIGHT AND SUN ANGLE,
HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE STILL VERY FAVORABLE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW AMOUNTS. IF THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION RATES ARE
SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES,
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GREATER. BUT IF THE TEMPERATURES ARE
ABLE TO OVERCOME THE PRECIPITATION RATES, SNOWFALL WILL BE LIMITED
AS IT MELTS BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE SURFACE. THIS WILL NEED TO
BE MONITORED FOR ANY CHANGES IN POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE
ORIENTATION OF THE LOW AND WHERE THE SHOWERS MOVE INTO THE
PANHANDLE WILL ALSO IMPACT THE SNOW AMOUNTS, WITH HOW NORTHWARD
AND INLAND THE HEAVIER MOISTURE WILL PUSH AND HOW ORGANIZED THE
BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE WHEN MOVING THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, AND SITKA
1151 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST
AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT AND CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE VARIABLE,
AND RATES MAY DIMINISH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS AS WARMING
SURFACE LEVEL TEMPERATURES SLOW SNOW ACCUMULATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, HAINES,
ANGOON, JUNEAU, PETERSBURG, KAKE, AND PORT ALEXANDER
1151 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, HAINES, JUNEAU, ANGOON, PETERSBURG,
WRANGELL AND KAKE.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE VARIABLE,
AND RATES MAY DIMINISH DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS AS WARMING
SURFACE LEVEL TEMPERATURES SLOW SNOW ACCUMULATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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