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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
418 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2026
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
418 PM AKST SUN FEB 1 2026
..UNSEASONABLY WARM PATTERN TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BRING
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AIMED PRIMARILY AT THE
SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL
RAINFALL FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING COULD RANGE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WITH A SECOND SURGE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS RISING UP TO 5000 TO 7000 FT THROUGH
THE EVENT COMBINED WITH SATURATED GROUND FROM RAINFALL OVER THE
WEEKEND COULD LEAD TO ENHANCED SNOWMELT AND RUNOFF AND CONTRIBUTE TO
RAPID RIVER/STREAM RISES. LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER IS LIKELY,
HOWEVER NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AT THIS
TIME.
SEAN.JONES
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