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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1255 PM AKST TUE JAN 6 2026
..MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY
OFF AND ON SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. THE NEXT
ORGANIZED SYSTEM WILL PUSH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER INTO THE PANHANDLE
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRINGING ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE ICY STRAIT
CORRIDOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CURRENT FORECAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING 3
INCHES AT HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS RAINFALL IN COMBINATION WITH RAPIDLY
RISING FREEZING LEVELS AROUND 2000 TO 3000FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS LIKE PONDING ON ROAD WAYS
AND POOR DRAINAGE DUE TO SNOW BLOCKING DRAINS. ANY EXISTING SNOWPACK
WILL BECOME MORE DENSE AND HARD TO MOVE. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BEGIN
FOR AN EXPECTED RAIN ON SNOW EVENT GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, HAINES,
GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, AND JUNEAU
NM
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