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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1006 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2026
AKZ320>330-332-040215-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-CITY AND
BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-PRINCE
OF WALES ISLAND-ANNETTE ISLAND-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-CITY AND
BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-GLACIER BAY-ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
1006 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2026
..MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS THIS WEEKEND
A STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
THE PEAK OF HEAVIER RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY, WHEN RAIN RATES COULD EXCEED 0.15 INCHES PER HOUR.
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.0 INCHES, WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE. UPWARDS OF 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
DUE TO THE ABBREVIATED PERIOD OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL, SMALLER
CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD RISE QUICKLY, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD.
IN ADDITION, THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS OVER
LAND SATURDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED,
PRIMARILY FOR THE COASTAL LOCATIONS, HOWEVER, WIND GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN 25-30 MPH FOR INLAND AREAS SUCH AS WRANGELL, KAKE,
KETCHIKAN, HOONAH, GUSTAVUS, PETERSBURG, AND JUNEAU.
NATHAN.COMPTON
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