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WINTER STORM WARNING |
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WINTER STORM WARNING ISSUED FEBRUARY 28 AT 1:51PM AKST UNTIL FEBRUARY 28 AT 9:00PM 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...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND AND CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS LIKELY TO BRING MORE SNOW TO
THE AREA TUESDAY. |
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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
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