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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
841 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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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
841 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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.
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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
841 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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.
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
AND JUNEAU
841 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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.
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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
841 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY
TO 7 AM AKDT SUNDAY...
* 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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