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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY |
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FEBRUARY 28 AT 5:59PM 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 AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO WARM OVER
THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING A MIX OR
CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT, 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...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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