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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
434 AM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
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ADMIRALTY ISLAND-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES BOROUGH AND
KLUKWAN-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
434 AM AKDT SUN OCT 18 2026
..HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE ALASKA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT FOR YAKUTAT AND
SPREADING EASTWARD INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
WILL BEGIN AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. FOR YAKUTAT,
SITKA, PELICAN, AND ELFIN COVE, RAIN TOTALS OVER A PERIOD OF 36
HOURS IS AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES, WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR YAKUTAT AND
LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR SITKA. FOR THE ICY STRAIT CORRIDOR, INCLUDING
HOONAH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND, RAIN TOTALS OVER THE SAME TIME
FRAME ARE AROUND 2-3 INCHES, SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS STORM. FOR
CONTEXT, THESE TOTALS ARE UNCOMMON FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT ARE
NOT HISTORICALLY EXTREME.
NM
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