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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Juneau AK
257 PM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

AKZ318>332-061200-
Municipality of Skagway-Haines Borough and Klukwan-Glacier Bay-
Eastern Chichagof Island-Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait-
City and Borough of Sitka-Admiralty Island-
City and Borough of Juneau-Petersburg Borough-
Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-Prince of Wales Island-
City and Borough of Wrangell-Ketchikan Gateway Borough-
City of Hyder-Annette Island-
Including the cities of Skagway, White Pass, Haines, Gustavus,
Hoonah, Tenakee Springs, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Angoon,
Juneau, Petersburg, Kake, Port Alexander, Craig, Klawock,
Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Hyder,
and Metlakatla
257 PM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

...GALE FORCE FRONT FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOL DOWN AND SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND...

After the waves of snow which have been moving through SE AK the
past few weeks, warming temperatures are bringing a changeover to
rain for the area. Snow levels will reach between 2k to 4k feet on
Friday across the Icy Strait Corridor, and climb above 7k feet for
the southern panhandle. A gale force front moving through the area
on Friday will bring with it widespread rainfall of between 0.5 to
1.5 inches, although no flooding is expected.

Active weather will then continue on Saturday as a low pressure
system starts to make its way into the northern gulf. This low
will bring southwesterly strong gale force winds into the
southern gulf, eventually pushing into the central and southern
panhandle. This will bring windy conditions inland as well, with
the strongest winds along the gulf coast.

A cool down occurs over the weekend, with another wave of
moisture racing across the Gulf and into the panhandle on
Saturday. By Saturday night, snow showers will be in abundance
throughout the region, and will continue into early next week,
resulting in variable snow accumulations.

Stay tuned for the latest forecast updates at weather.gov/juneau


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