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FPAK77 PANT 230400
NOWANN
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
8 PM AKDT THU MAY 22 2014
AKZ028-231000-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
8 PM AKDT THU MAY 22 2014
NOW
SATELLITE IMAGERY IS INDICATING THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVE
EAST INTO CANADA. WHILE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
NIGHT...RAINFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO DIMINISH
THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED...MID SLIDES REMAIN A
CONCERN. GOVERNMENT CREEK AND FISH CREEK NEAR KETCHIKAN HAVE RISEN
BY 3 FT AND 1 FT RESPECTIVELY IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAVY RAIN BUT
REMAIN WELL BELOW BANKFULL. NO FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED.
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