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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
416 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING, SECOND
ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
.ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW IS PUSHING INTO YAKUTAT THIS MORNING WITH
REPORTED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE-HALF MILE ONGOING. THIS BAND
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD 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 LATE 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. THESE SHOWERS CAN ALSO BRING INFREQUENT PERIODS OF
INCREASED WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
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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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
416 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35MPH
AT JUNEAU.
* 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 SUNDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THE
DEPARTING FRONT, GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE INTO THE
AFTERNOON. 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 YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF YAKUTAT
416 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. VISIBILITIES
REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE TO BE
INTERMITTENT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
FRONT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN HEAVIER
SNOW.
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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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
THORNE BAY, WRANGELL, KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA
416 AM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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, KETCHIKAN, METLAKATLA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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