Special Weather Statement 01/02/2025 14:48 for Alaska areas

A series of systems will be advancing across the panhandle beginning late Saturday, and continuing through the end of next week, bringing widespread active weather back to Southeast Alaska. An initial system this weekend will result in widespread accumulating snow; however, most locations will see less then advisory levels. The exception looks to be Yakutat where we could see more substantial snowfall amounts. Late Monday an atmospheric river will begin to move into the region with an associated deep and warm air mass along with gusty winds. Expect most locations to change over to rain with the exception of Haines and Skagway, with the potential for the highways to see heavy snowfall. A brief lull on Wednesday will be followed by another system and atmospheric river late in the week. River rises are possible with these two systems, and ponding and runoff are possible in some locations as water flows off of still frozen soils. 24-hour rainfall totals at sea level look to remain near 2 to 4 inches for both systems.