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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
139 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
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/O.EXB.PAJK.WI.Y.0002.260128T0600Z-260129T0600Z/
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SITKA
139 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND MARINE MAY BE DIFFICULT IN STRONG
WIND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MULTIPLE SYSTEMS WILL PUSH INTO THE
PANHANDLE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH ROUNDS OF STRONG TO HIGH WIND
GUSTS EXPECTED. THE FIRST ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN
TOMORROW NIGHT AFTER 9PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A
BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND
OF STRONG WIND GUSTS START AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
AKZ328-330-332-270645-
/O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0002.260127T0600Z-260129T0600Z/
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
THORNE BAY, KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA
139 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
AKST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHWESTERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, KETCHIKAN GATEWAY
BOROUGH AND ANNETTE ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
TRAVEL BY LAND, AIR, AND MARINE MAY BE DIFFICULT IN STRONG
WIND.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MULTIPLE SYSTEMS WILL PUSH INTO THE
PANHANDLE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH ROUNDS OF STRONG TO HIGH WIND
GUSTS EXPECTED. THE FIRST ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN
TONIGHT AFTER 9PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A
BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND
OF STRONGER TO POSSIBLE HIGH WIND GUSTS START AGAIN WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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