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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
551 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
THORNE BAY, KETCHIKAN, AND METLAKATLA
551 AM AKST THU JAN 8 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AND
ANNETTE ISLAND.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE FRIDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD FOR 60 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING EVENING HOURS
BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE VESSELS AND LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
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