If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water with you in case of an emergency. People are urged to prepare their property before the onset of winter weather. For the latest road conditions, where available, call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.

POTENTIALLY IMPACTFUL SNOW FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND... .A gale force front is bringing widespread moderate to heavy precipitation to the northern panhandle and NE gulf coast and will last into Saturday. With cold air in place, precipitation has started as snow before gradually transitioning to a mix as the surface front turns winds more southerly and brings up surface temperatures. Any stalling of the surface front will lead to a later transition to mixed precipitation, resulting in greater storm total snow accumulation. An earlier wind shift and warm up would result in an earlier change to rain. Stay tuned for the latest forecast information on this developing system. * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 5 to 12 inches. * WHERE...City and Borough of Juneau. * WHEN...Until 9 AM AKST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snow fall expect between noon and midnight with snow rates around 1 inch an hour.