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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1235 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, SECOND
ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
.A BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE PANHANDLE, WITH
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ONGOING AT SKAGWAY AND YAKUTAT. THIS BAND
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD OUT OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING. IN ITS WAKE, THE HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS WE HAVE
SEEN THE PREVIOUS WEEK WILL RETURN ALONG THE BACK SIDE OF THIS
FRONT WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED, THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH LONGER DURATION
ADVISORIES CONTINUING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE
HIT OR MISS NATURE OF THESE SHOWERS. RATES AS HIGH AS 1 INCH PER
HOUR AND VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME
LOCATION.
FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE COMMUNITIES, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO START COOLING THROUGH SUNDAY WITH BANDS OF SNOW MOVING THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE BY THE AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT, PROMPTING THE LONGER DURATION WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTH WILL BE THE HIGHEST ON THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND MIDDAY SUNDAY, BUT MORE
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AT SEA LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES COOL THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
1235 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE HIT OR MISS NATURE OF
THESE SHOWERS. A SECONDARY SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON
SUNDAY WITH HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INITIALLY ON THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ROAD SYSTEM BEFORE COOLING TEMPERATURES IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGS SNOW DOWN TO THE SEA LEVEL
COMMUNITIES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.
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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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA
1235 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR
LESS.
* WHERE...KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AND ANNETTE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE HIT OR MISS NATURE OF
THESE SHOWERS. A SECONDARY SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON
SUNDAY WITH HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INITIALLY ON THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS BEFORE COOLING TEMPERATURES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BRINGS SNOW DOWN TO THE SEA LEVEL COMMUNITIES FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT.
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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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAINES, GUSTAVUS, HOONAH,
TENAKEE SPRINGS, ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, SITKA, ANGOON, JUNEAU,
PETERSBURG, KAKE, AND PORT ALEXANDER
1235 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...HAINES, GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, ELFIN COVE,
PELICAN, SITKA, ANGOON, JUNEAU, PETERSBURG, KAKE, AND PORT
ALEXANDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE
OF THE DEPARTING FRONT, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
EXTENDED. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE
AREA DUE TO THE HIT OR MISS NATURE OF THESE SHOWERS.
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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CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WRANGELL
1235 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
35 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE AREA DUE TO THE HIT OR MISS NATURE OF
THESE SHOWERS. A SECONDARY SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON
SUNDAY WITH HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS INITIALLY ON THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS BEFORE COOLING TEMPERATURES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BRINGS SNOW DOWN TO THE SEA LEVEL COMMUNITIES FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT.
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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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
1235 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
35 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A BAND OF SNOW IS CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO
YAKUTAT FROM THE EAST, WITH RATES AS HIGH AS HALF INCH PER
HOUR. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER
SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO BE INTERMITTENT THROUGH
THE NIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT.
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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