Metlakatla, AK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to
15 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Central and Southern Panhandle.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult and is discouraged.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy snow will impact the southern
panhandle early Saturday morning and lasting into the late
morning to afternoon, as the warm front brings a transition to
rain starting with the outer coastline. PoW and Baranof Island
will see the transition to rain first as the southerly flow and
warmer air pushes in behind the front, with the 4 to 6 inches of
snow accumulation in 6 hours expected in the early morning
through midday as the transition to rain begins. Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Kake, and Angoon will see snow lasting
longer into Saturday and higher snow accumulations due to the
longer duration before transitioning to rain fully. These areas
will see closer to between 8 and 12 inches in 12 hours during
the day Saturday before transitioning to rain, with Wrangell and
Petersburg potentially seeing the snow last longer into Saturday
night and Sunday morning depending on the warming down to the
surface. Heavy rain will follow after the snowfall ends,
lasting into Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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