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WINTER STORM WATCH |
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WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FEBRUARY 27 AT 6:06AM AKST UNTIL MARCH 1 AT 6:00AM AKST
...POTENTIAL OVERRUNNING SNOW EVENT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...
.SNOW SHOWERS ARE LINGERING LONGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THAN INITIALLY ANTICIPATED AS
ORGANIZED BANDS OF SHOWERS ARE DEVELOPING NEAR PRINCE OF WALES
ISLAND AND BARANOF ISLAND. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED FOR A FEW HOURS INTO THE EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THESE
BANDS MOVE INLAND.
MAIN WINTER STORY WILL BE THIS WEEKEND AS 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.
* 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, 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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