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SPSAER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
335 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2025
AKZ771-772-071500-
KODIAK ISLAND NORTHEAST-KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KODIAK CITY, PORT LIONS, OUZINKIE,
OLD HARBOR, AKHIOK, KARLUK, AND LARSEN BAY
335 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2025
...RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI-NOVARUPTA EXPECTED OVER KODIAK
ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP 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.
AKZ725-071500-
SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SEWARD
335 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2025
...STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN/SNOW MIX THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BEAR CREEK AND SEWARD AREAS LATER THIS
MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO WARM INTO THE MID 30S BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ANY WARMER
AIR WILL HELP TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS. WARMER AIR MAY ALSO ALLOW FOR RAIN
TO MIX WITH THE SNOW HELPING TO REDUCE SNOWFALL TOTALS. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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