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WINTER STORM WATCH |
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WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FEBRUARY 27 AT 12:02AM 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. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS IS DEVELOPING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGES OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND NEAR
HYDABURG, THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHAT...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...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOWFALL 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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GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT, CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, PETERSBURG BOROUGH |
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