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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY...
.A WEAKENING OPEN LOW IS LOCATED OVER BARANOF ISLAND AS OF 2AM
AKST, WITH PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS ONGOING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE. MINOR FORECAST UPDATE INCREASING
FORECAST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR KAKE AND PETERSBURG AND
EXTENDING IN TIME A FEW HOURS WITH THE WAVE OF SHOWERS SLOWING A
BIT. OTHERWISE THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. SNOW SHOWERS MAY
BRING VISIBILITY DOWN TO LESS THEN A MILE AT TIMES, WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED. LOCALIZED HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS, WITH MOST ACCUMULATIONS
HAPPENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO STALL
OVER NORTHERN BARANOF AND CHICHAGOF ISLANDS, COMMUNITIES SUCH AS
TENAKEE SPRINGS AND ANGOON HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF SEEING MORE
CONTINUOUS SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS FOR THE FINAL POSITIONING OF THE LOW, AS DIFFERENT
POSITIONS MAY BRING DIFFERENT SNOW TOTALS TO THE COMMUNITIES IT
SITS OVER.
AKZ321-324-231800-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0032.260323T0959Z-260324T0000Z/
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, AND ANGOON
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, AND ANGOON
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A WEAKENING LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH
TO NEAR NORTHERN BARANOF AND SOUTHERN CHICHAGOF ISLANDS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND STALL THERE INTO MONDAY. HIGHEST SNOW RATES ARE
EXPECTED NEAR ANGOON AND TENAKEE SPRINGS. SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE
VARIABLE IF THE LOW DOES NOT STALL OR MOVES ON A DIFFERENT TRACK
THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST.
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.
AKZ326-327-231800-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260323T1800Z/
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PETERSBURG, KAKE, AND PORT ALEXANDER
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES.
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...PETERSBURG, KAKE, AND PORT ALEXANDER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS ARE ONGOING ACROSS KUPREANOF
AND KUIU ISLANDS WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE. 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.
AKZ328-231800-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260323T1800Z/
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
AND THORNE BAY
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
DIMINISHING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 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.
AKZ329-231400-
/O.EXT.PAJK.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260323T1400Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF WRANGELL
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.
* WHERE... CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL,
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 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.
AKZ323-231800-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260323T1800Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA COULD BE IMPACTED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
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.
AKZ330-332-231200-
/O.CON.PAJK.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260323T1200Z/
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA
159 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT
EARLY THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
VISIBILITY 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
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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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