...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL RETURNS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... .Bands of snow showers continue to push into the NE Gulf as with widely varying conditions. While snow showers have becoming scattered and largely moved away from Sitka to Elfin Cove, snowfall rates have increased greatly over Yakutat. Thus that area has been upgraded to a warning. This wave of showers is separate from a stronger low pressure system that is expected to track northward across the panhandle starting Sunday morning and continuing through Monday. Steady snowfall will return with heaviest rates across the southern panhandle starting Sunday morning into the afternoon and for the northern and central Alaska Panhandle starting later Sunday afternoon and continuing into Monday. Current forecast snowfall accumulations within the Winter Storm Warnings are between 6 to 14 inches, with locally higher amounts expected through Monday evening. For southern panhandle communities in Winter Weather Advisories, expecting snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, highest totals within interior Prince of Wales Island. The main forecast challenge for the southern panhandle will be the timing and transition period to a rain and snow mix, or potentially all rain by Sunday afternoon with temperatures reaching into the upper 30s to low 40s along the coast as the front pushes northward, limiting potential snowfall accumulations. Snow showers will then continue behind this system with widely variable accumulations through the rest of the week. * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island and City and Borough of Wrangell. * WHEN...From 7 AM Sunday to 1 AM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates will increase through Sunday afternoon. As the front pushes northward, temperatures across the area will warm with an expected changeover to a rain/snow mix or all rain through Sunday night. Main forecast challenge will be the timing of this change over and the resulting snowfall accumulations.

A prolonged period of heavy snowfall. Where: North Coast - Inland including Stewart. When: This afternoon continuing into Monday morning. Remarks: A strong low pressure system will move into the region today. Moisture laden air from the Pacific will combine with cool temperatures to bring snow to Stewart and the surrounding areas beginning this afternoon. The heaviest snow will be tonight. As temperatures rise above the freezing mark, snow is expected to transition to rain Monday morning. Snowfall totals are expected to range between 30 to 40 cm. ### Travel will likely be challenging. Roads and walkways will likely be difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or post reports on X using #BCStorm.