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WINTER STORM WATCH |
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WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FEBRUARY 26 AT 8:50PM AKST UNTIL MARCH 1 AT 6:00AM AKST
...POTENTIAL OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
.COLD ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE FOR THE
END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE,
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE GULF INTO THE BERING SEA
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA. WITH THE INCREASED DEWPOINTS
APPROACHING AND COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE, SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL ACROSS THE PANHANDLE. CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE OVER THE PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE
THAT HOLD ONTO THE COLD AIR LONGER. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT
THIS OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT LASTS INTO THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL DEPEND ON HOW LONG THE COLD AIR PERSISTS THROUGH
THE INNER CHANNELS.
MEANWHILE, SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF
THE PANHANDLE.
* WHAT...FOR THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, IT IS BEING
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9PM AKST DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES
DECREASING BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD. FOR THE WINTER STORM
WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND AND CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, EXPIRING AT 9 PM AKST
THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO START SATURDAY MORNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY LAST
INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AND
WARM, MOISTURE RICH AIR MOVING OVER. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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| Targt Area: |
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GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT |
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