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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
149 PM AKDT WED JUL 9 2025
AKZ323-328-330-332-102200-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SITKA, CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG,
COFFMAN COVE, THORNE BAY, KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA
149 PM AKDT WED JUL 9 2025
...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL PRIMARILY FOR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY...
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, AN IMPACTFUL FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH AN
ASSOCIATED WEAK TO MODERATE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER, PRIMARILY AIMED AT
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE, WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO A
WIDESPREAD AREA. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO FOCUS OVER
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE WITH 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 24 HOURS. AROUND
SOUTHERN BARANOF ISLAND AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS, RAIN TOTALS
AROUND OR GREATER THAN 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN 24 HOURS. THE
HEAVIEST OF THIS RAIN WILL BE THURSDAY EVENING WITH RAIN RATES OF
0.1 TO 0.15 INCHES PER HOUR. ISOLATED AREAS COULD SEE GREATER THAN
0.2 INCHES PER HOUR. A FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR
WARD LAKE NEAR KETCHIKAN.
WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF, CLARENCE STRAIT, AND NEAR DIXON
ENTRANCE WILL REACH GALE FORCE OF 35 TO 40 KTS AS THE FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 KTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR
KAYAK ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LAND AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN
PANHANDLE WILL EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
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