Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Juneau, AK
Areas Affected: Municipality of Skagway; Haines Borough and Klukwan; Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; City and Borough of Sitka; Admiralty Island; Petersburg Borough
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 1:39pm AKDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 1:39pm AKDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 10:00pm AKDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 1:39pm AKDT
Event Ends: Friday 4:00am AKDT
Issued by: NWS Juneau AK
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY... ...HIT OR MISS SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK... .Snow showers from the Gulf of Alaska will continue through Friday morning at least. Additional snowfall accumulations of 3 to 7 inches are expected through Friday, with some locally higher amounts possible. A more organized area of showers is currently moving through the northern panhandle as of 1 pm Thursday, bringing heavier snow showers with visibilities down to less then a mile at times. However, accumulations will be limited during the daytime due to warmer temperatures as we are now into the latter half of March. In addition, snowfall accumulations will be widely variable across the area due to the hit or miss nature of the showers. Rates as high as 1 inch per hour and visibilities down to 1/2 mile or less will be possible within any heavier showers that repeatedly move over the same location. A relative lull in the heaviest bands of showers is likely for most areas on later on Friday, but more snow will likely sweep into the panhandle for the weekend. * WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches. Visibilities reduced to 1 mile or less at times. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Alaska. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snow showers are expected during the day Thursday with the frequency gradually diminishing into Friday. Snow amounts could be highly variable with the higher amounts near the outer coast and near higher terrain. Skagway and the Klondike highway will see gusty winds to 40 mph Thursday afternoon with possible blowing snow on the Klondike highway.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b76841518c80bc27c2600a885c3622a3e9d7411d.003.1 Codes: AKZ318, AKZ319, AKZ320, AKZ321, AKZ323, AKZ324, AKZ326 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b76841518c80bc27c2600a885c3622a3e9d7411d.003.1