Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Juneau, AK
Areas Affected: City and Borough of Sitka; Prince of Wales Island
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 11:41am AKST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 11:41am AKST
Alert Expires: Wednesday 8:00pm AKST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 6:00pm AKST
Event Ends: Thursday 4:00pm AKST
Issued by: NWS Juneau AK
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... ...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY... .Snow showers are starting to make their way across the gulf today and will continue to stream in from the west through Wednesday night. Sea level temperatures from Pelican and Skagway southward are still in the mid to upper 30s as of 11 am which is resulting in more of a mix in precip type for the north where the showers are starting up. Expect those temperatures to start to decrease later this afternoon with showers becoming more widespread and precip types at low elevations becoming more snow. Yakutat is already seeing heavier snow showers which will continue to move into that area into early this evening. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka and Prince of Wales Island. * WHEN...From 6 PM Wednesday to 4 PM AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow accumulations will be highly variable with localized locations having a chance of seeing accumulations a few inches higher or lower then the above range.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. People are urged to prepare their property before the onset of winter weather. For the latest road conditions, where available, call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.
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