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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE
SATURDAY...
.WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL HAS BEGUN ACROSS THE COASTAL AND NORTHERN
PANHANDLE AS OF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FIRST FRONT PUSHES
INTO THE COAST. THERE ARE NO MAJOR CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR SATURDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY
OF EXACT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT THE SURFACE FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AS TEMPERATURES AT SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED REACH INTO THE MID 30S
TO THE UPPER 30S DUE TO INCREASING DAYLIGHT AND SUN ANGLE WHILE
IN CONTRAST, TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE STILL FAVORABLE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW AMOUNTS. THIS BATTLE BETWEEN THE WARMER SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND COOLER ATMOSPHERE WILL BE THE MAIN FORECAST
CHALLENGE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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 TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN
THE AFTERNOON BEGIN TO LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. ADDITIONAL BANDS
OF SNOW MAY MOVE INTO SE AK THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* 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 BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW RATES WILL BE NEAR HAINES AND
ALONG THE CHILKAT PENINSULA 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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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PETERSBURG
431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 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 THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* 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.
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
AND JUNEAU
431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY INCLUDING GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE, AND
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGHEST SNOW RATES WILL BE THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
INTO THE MID 30S AND 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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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
431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT INCLUDING PELICAN
AND ELFIN COVE, CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA AND WESTERN KUPREANOF
ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND INCLUDING SITKA AND KAKE.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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