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WWAK77 PAJK 161115  
NPWAJK  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
315 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
AKZ330-332-161500-  
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-261016T1500Z/  
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA  
315 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. GUSTS  
UP TO 75 MPH AT ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 500 FT.  
 
* WHERE...ANNETTE ISLAND AND KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS, DAMAGE  
PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REPORT ANY DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY VISITING  
WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU/STORMREPORTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ326-329-161800-  
/O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-261016T1800Z/  
PETERSBURG BOROUGH-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WRANGELL AND PETERSBURG  
315 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL AND PETERSBURG BOROUGH.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY  
MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ327-328-161500-  
/O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-261016T1500Z/  
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KLAWOCK, THORNE BAY, CRAIG, KAKE, COFFMAN  
COVE, HYDABURG, AND PORT ALEXANDER  
315 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH NEAR HYDABURG.  
 
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND AND WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND  
KUIU ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM AKDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE  
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS ABOVE 1000 FT MAY EXCEED 60  
MPH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ318-161915-  
/O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0054.261016T1200Z-261017T0300Z/  
MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS  
315 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY DURING FRIDAY  
MORNING. SPEEDS MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED 50 MPH DURING THE INITIAL WIND  
GUST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
NM  
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