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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY |
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FEBRUARY 28 AT 1:51PM AKST UNTIL MARCH 2 AT 6:00AM AKST
...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PANHANDLE SNOW SATURDAY WITH POTENTIALFOR MORE SNOW SUNDAY...
STEADY SNOWFALL CONTINUES ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE PANHANDLE AND
WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND ARE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO WARM OVER THE SOUTHERN OUTER
COAST WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING A MIX OR CHANGING TO ALL RAIN.
AROUND THE SAME TIME, SNOW WILL END ON THE NW SIDE OF THE LOW,
FROM SITKA TO JUNEAU AND NORTHWARD. MOISTURE WILL DECREASE
OVERNIGHT SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH, BUT THEN REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY
AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN. THE RAIN SNOW LINE WILL LIKELY HOVER
IN VICINITY OF SUMNER STRAIT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH ADDITIONAL
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE PETERSBURG AND WRANGELL AREAS AND
LIGHTER SNOW NORTHWARD. A SEPARATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOOKS TO
AFFECT THE REGION ON TUESDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TO PUSH
NORTHWARD ONCE AGAIN.
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP
TO 8 INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM AKST
THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 6
AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND SUNDAY. SNOWFALL
BEGINNING SUNDAY SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
ISLAND AND UPPER ELEVATION HIGHWAYS. THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLE SHOULD SEE WARMING AND EITHER A RAIN SNOW MIX WITH
MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS OR STRAIGHT RAIN. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND |
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