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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
349 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2026
AKZ317>332-110100-
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
349 PM AKST MON FEB 9 2026
...A STRONG FRONT AND GALE TO STORM FORCE LOW TO BRING IMPACTFUL
WEATHER TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
A STRONG FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK TO PUSH INTO SE AK FROM THE WEST
LATER TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST IMPACT FROM THIS
FRONT WILL BE AREAS OF STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 TO 45 MPH
IN MANY PLACES AND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH NEAR SKAGWAY. A PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE, BUT WITH THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE FRONT, FLOODING IS
NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, A GALE TO POTENTIALLY STORM FORCE LOW WILL QUICKLY
LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF AND PUSH ACROSS SOUTHEAST ALASKA
SOMETIME LATER WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. CURRENTLY THERE
IS AROUND AN 80% CHANCE OF GALE FORCE WINDS WITH A 60 TO 70%
CHANCE OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE
DETAILS ON THE WIND AND FLOODING POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM 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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