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WWAK81 PAFC 260200
SPSAER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
AKZ772-261200-
KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLD HARBOR, AKHIOK, KARLUK,
AND LARSEN BAY
500 PM AKST WED FEB 25 2026
...RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI-NOVARUPTA EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWEST
KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE
CURRENTLY RESUSPENDING ASH FROM THE 1912 KATMAI-NOVARUPTA ERUPTION
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KODIAK ISLAND, CAUSING HAZE AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF
ASH ACCUMULATION. COMMUNITIES MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED INCLUDE
KARLUK AND LARSEN BAY.
PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS OR WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO STAY INDOORS AND REDUCE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO AVOID
INHALING THE ASH.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING, WHICH
SHOULD CAUSE ASH TO SETTLE OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
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