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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
157 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2026
AKZ317>332-100100-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-
CITY OF HYDER-ANNETTE ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT, SKAGWAY, WHITE PASS, HAINES,
GUSTAVUS, HOONAH, TENAKEE SPRINGS, ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, SITKA,
ANGOON, JUNEAU, PETERSBURG, KAKE, PORT ALEXANDER, CRAIG, KLAWOCK,
HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE, THORNE BAY, WRANGELL, KETCHIKAN, HYDER,
AND METLAKATLA
157 PM AKST SUN FEB 8 2026
...A STRONG FRONT AND GALE TO STORM FORCE LOW TO BRING IMPACTFUL
WEATHER TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
AFTER A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES THAT BROUGHT RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, A STRONGER FRONT WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST
ALASKA FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING FOR
WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG GUSTS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS THE FRONT PUSHES WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
GALES WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND ALONG THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE, ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED CHANNELS
AND ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, BUT WITH THE
PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE FRONT, FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
ANOTHER GALE TO POTENTIALLY STORM FORCE LOW WILL QUICKLY LIFT
NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF AND LOOKS TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
SOMETIME LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. FURTHER DETAILS
ON THE HIGH WIND AND FLOODING POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
HONED IN ON IN THE COMING DAYS.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD, A COOLING TREND IS FAVORED TO COMMENCE IN
THE WAKE OF THESE PASSING SYSTEMS BY LATE WORK WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER AND A COLDER OUTFLOW WIND
PATTERN COULD SET UP BY LATE WEEKEND. THIS COULD RESULT IN A
RETURN OF SNOW FOR SOME COASTAL COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. FURTHER DETAILS ON THE PATTERN CHANGE
AND SNOW POTENTIAL WILL BE HONED AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES.
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