Full Notification

...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA... .Moisture rich onshore flow aloft will be lifted by the Coastal Mountains, resulting in another round of accumulating snowfall for Yakutat. Greatest snow rates will be associated with a warm push aloft. As air warms aloft, expect snow characteristic to become increasingly wet and dense before fully transitioning to rain in the afternoon. A second system will arrive Tuesday and sweep northward through Wednesday. As the system moves into the Haines area, colder temperatures will result in accumulating snow, with the greatest snowfall accumulations expected for the Haines Highway. Snowfall diminishes Wednesday afternoon as temperatures warm.

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches possible.

* WHERE...Haines Borough, especially along the Haines Highway and Klukwan.

* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates will be greatest late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Rain will begin mixing in by Wednesday afternoon as warmer air starts to move north.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.