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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
100 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE
THIS WEEKEND...
.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 SATURDAY
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AT SEA LEVEL ARE REACHING INTO THE MID 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. HIGHEST SNOW
RATES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN
THE AFTERNOON BEGIN TO LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION.
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/O.NEW.PAJK.WW.Y.0030.260322T0300Z-260322T1500Z/
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
100 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM
AKDT SUNDAY...
..WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 AM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
EVENING, ESPECIALLY AFTER TEMPERATURES COOL AFTER REACHING THEIR
DAYTIME HIGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
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.
AKZ317-318-324-202200-
/O.CAN.PAJK.WS.A.0008.260321T0900Z-260322T0300Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, AND ANGOON
100 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED
THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE LESSER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1 TO 4
INCHES.
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/O.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0015.260321T1200Z-260322T0300Z/
HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
100 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9
INCHES.
* WHERE...HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW RATES WILL BE NEAR HAINES AND
MUD BAY WITH LOWER SNOW RATES FARTHER UP THE HAINES HIGHWAY.
THOUGH SNOW RATE COULD INCREASE AGAIN NEAR HAINES CUSTOMS NEAR
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.
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.
AKZ322-323-327-210500-
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/O.NEW.PAJK.WW.Y.0030.260321T0900Z-260322T0300Z/
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, SITKA, KAKE,
AND PORT ALEXANDER
100 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM AKDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT, CITY AND BOROUGH
OF SITKA AND WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW RATES WILL BE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WARMING IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE MID 30S MAY
LIKELY LEAD TO LOWER SNOW TOTALS.
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.
AKZ320-321-325-210500-
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/O.NEW.PAJK.WW.Y.0030.260321T1200Z-260322T0300Z/
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
AND JUNEAU
100 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND AND CITY AND
BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW RATES WILL BE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WARMING IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE MID 30S MAY
LIKELY LEAD TO LOWER SNOW TOTALS.
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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