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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1002 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2026
AKZ772-101300-
KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD HARBOR, AKHIOK, KARLUK,
AND LARSEN BAY
1002 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2026
...RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI-NOVARUPTA EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST
KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE
CURRENTLY RESUSPENDING ASH FROM THE 1912 KATMAI-NOVARUPTA ERUPTION
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KODIAK ISLAND, CAUSING HAZE AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF
ASH ACCUMULATION. COMMUNITIES MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE
KARLUK AND LARSEN BAY.
PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS OR WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO STAY INDOORS AND REDUCE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO AVOID
INHALING THE ASH.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING, WHICH SHOULD CAUSE ASH TO SETTLE OUT OF THE
ATMOSPHERE.
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