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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
218 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA
218 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, SOUTHEAST
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AND ANNETTE ISLAND.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND
MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, GUSTS TO 60 MPH
HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, A STRONG, QUICK MOVING SYSTEM,
IS GOING TO PUSH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FIRST OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE
THEN MOVING NORTHWARD. CURRENTLY, THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE
MOST LIKELY FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM TUESDAY. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED
IN THE SYSTEM BRINGING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH, BUT
STRONGER GUSTS COULD OCCUR IF THE LOW TRACKS CLOSER TO THE
PANHANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE VESSELS AND LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY VISITING
WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU/STORMREPORTS
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SITKA, PETERSBURG, KAKE, PORT ALEXANDER,
CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE, THORNE BAY, AND WRANGELL
218 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA, PETERSBURG BOROUGH, WESTERN
KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND, PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG, QUICK MOVING SYSTEM, IS GOING TO
PUSH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW
WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
FIRST OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE THEN MOVING
NORTHWARD. CURRENTLY, THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY
FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM TUESDAY. THIS TIMING CAN CHANGE AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES CLOSER. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED IN THE SYSTEM BRINGING
VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH, BUT STRONGER GUSTS COULD
OCCUR IF THE LOW TRACKS CLOSER TO THE PANHANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE VESSELS AND LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
AKZ320>322-324-325-120800-
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GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS,
ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, ANGOON, AND JUNEAU
218 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY, EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND, CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT, ADMIRALTY ISLAND AND CITY AND
BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG, QUICK MOVING SYSTEM, IS GOING TO
PUSH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW
WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
FIRST OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE THEN MOVING
NORTHWARD. THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE IS MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM WEDNESDAY. THIS
TIMING CAN CHANGE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER. CONFIDENCE HAS
INCREASED IN THE SYSTEM BRINGING VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH, BUT STRONGER GUSTS COULD OCCUR IF THE LOW TRACKS CLOSER
TO THE PANHANDLE.
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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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, AND HAINES
218 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT, MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY
AND HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG, QUICK MOVING SYSTEM, IS GOING TO
PUSH THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW
WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
FIRST OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLE THEN MOVING
NORTHWARD. CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED IN THE SYSTEM BRINGING VERY
STRONG WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE AREAS
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PANHANDLE, THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS,
AND HOW LONG THEY LAST, ARE GREATLY DEPENDENT ON WHERE THE LOW
TRACKS INLAND AND IT'S STRENGTH.
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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