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WGAK67 PAJK 181041  
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FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
241 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2025  
 
.AN ANTICIPATED ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE  
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A HIGH CONFIDENCE OF BRINGING BETWEEN  
4 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN 48 HOURS TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE  
PANHANDLE.  
 
AKZ326-328>332-182245-  
/O.CON.PAJK.FA.A.0002.250919T0600Z-250921T0600Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF  
WRANGELL-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-CITY OF HYDER-ANNETTE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WRANGELL, KETCHIKAN, HYDER, PETERSBURG,  
COFFMAN COVE, METLAKATLA, THORNE BAY, CRAIG, KLAWOCK, AND  
HYDABURG  
241 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2025  
 
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, PRINCE OF WALES, SOUTHERN INNER  
CHANNELS AND CENTRAL INNER CHANNELS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF  
PETERSBURG, CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE, THORNE BAY,  
WRANGELL, KETCHIKAN, HYDER, AND METLAKATLA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,  
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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