AREAS AFFECTED : PETERSBURG BOROUGH; WESTERN KUPREANOF AND KUIU ISLAND
...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE
THROUGH MONDAY...
.Another short wave bringing stronger snow showers is moving
through the southern panhandle this afternoon. The snow showers
have brought visibility down to less then a mile at times already
south of Sumner Strait. Accumulations in the south will be the
highest on the higher elevations of Prince of Wales Island midday
Sunday, but more accumulations expected at sea level by Sunday
evening and night as temperatures cool through Sunday evening.
That short wave is then expected to move up to near northern
Baranof and southern Chichagof Islands by late Sunday night and
stall there into Monday possibly bringing persistent snow showers
to Tenakee Springs and Angoon Monday. Though if the low tracks
differently snow totals could turn out lower.
* WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches.
Visibilities reduced to 1 mile or less.
* WHERE...Petersburg, Kake, and Port Alexander.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel by land, air, and sea could be impacted.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers are now expected start up
again this afternoon across Kupreanof and Kuiu Islands and last
into tonight. Snowfall accumulations will be variable across the
area due to the hit or miss nature of these showers with the
higher snow rates expected this evening.