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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY |
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FEBRUARY 28 AT 10:51PM 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 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...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 9
INCHES.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND CITY AND BOROUGH OF
WRANGELL.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL BRING
HIGHER SNOWFALL RATES BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. A WARM PUSH IS
EXPECTED TO LOWER SNOWFALL RATIOS AND CAUSE A TRANSITION TO
MIXED PRECIPITATION BY MONDAY MORNING. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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| Targt Area: |
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL |
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