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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
351 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2025
AKZ726-727-061300-
INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA-TURNAGAIN PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOOSE PASS, SUMMIT LAKE, HOPE,
AND TURNAGAIN PASS
351 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2025
...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR TURNAGAIN AND MOOSE PASS
THURSDAY...
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS TURNAGAIN PASS BEGINNING
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, WITH SNOW LEVELS REACHING GROUND LEVEL.
TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE LOW 20S OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY ALLOW
FOR COLD ENOUGH GROUND TEMPERATURES TO ALLOW FOR POTENTIAL
ACCUMULATIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SEWARD HIGHWAY. TEMPERATURES
IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW MOVES IN, MAY ALSO ALLOW FOR ICE TO
DEVELOP ON AREAS OF THE ROADWAYS, CAUSING SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK INTO THE MID-TO-
LATE AFTERNOON, WHICH MAY FURTHER IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG
THIS SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY. SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO
DECLINE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT, ENDING BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
AKZ771-772-061300-
KODIAK ISLAND NORTHEAST-KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KODIAK CITY, PORT LIONS, OUZINKIE,
OLD HARBOR, AKHIOK, KARLUK, AND LARSEN BAY
351 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2025
...RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI-NOVARUPTA EXPECTED OVER KODIAK
ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 65 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS SHELIKOF STRAIT AND THE WATERS AROUND KODIAK
ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE WINDS HAVE RESUSPENDED ASH
FROM THE 1912 KATMAI-NOVARUPTA ERUPTION ALOFT, POTENTIALLY
CAUSING HAZE AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASH ACCUMULATION AT THE SURFACE.
THE COMMUNITIES OF KARLUK, AKHIOK, AND LARSON BAY ARE MOST LIKELY
TO BE AFFECTED.
THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS IN THESE AREAS ARE ENCOURAGE TO
AVOID OR REDUCE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO AVOID INHALING THE ASH. THOSE
IN SENSITIVE GROUPS AND WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO AVOID OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE TIME OUTDOORS THROUGH FRIDAY TO
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ASH INHALED.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SATURDAY, WHICH SHOULD CAUSE THE
ASH TO SETTLE OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
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