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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
201 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2026
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KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ADMIRALTY ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF
JUNEAU-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-PRINCE OF
WALES ISLAND-CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND
BOROUGH OF SITKA-ANNETTE ISLAND-GLACIER BAY-WESTERN KUPREANOF
ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-
201 AM AKDT SAT OCT 3 2026
..MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS THIS WEEKEND
A STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY, BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.
THE PEAK OF HEAVIER RAINFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY, WHEN RAIN RATES COULD EXCEED 0.15 INCHES PER HOUR.
TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO BE
BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.0 INCHES, WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE CENTRAL
PANHANDLE. UPWARDS OF 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
DUE TO THE ABBREVIATED PERIOD OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL, SMALLER
CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD RISE QUICKLY, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO FLOOD.
IN ADDITION, THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS OVER
LAND SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 30-35 MPH AT TIMES,
PARTICULARLY FOR PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ANNETTE ISLAND, METLAKTLA,
KETCHIKAN, AND SITKA. LOWER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER INLAND AND
INTO THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE.
VANCE.JOYNER
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