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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
100 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
.MULTIPLE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ICY STRAIT
CORRIDOR AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COMMUNITIES: YAKUTAT, ELFIN COVE, PELICAN, GUSTAVUS, JUNEAU. ELEVATED
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONGSIDE THIS HEAVIER RAINFALL, WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO
THIS AFTERNOON. PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RIVER RISES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST MINOR
FLOODING IN JUNEAU AND GUSTAVUS. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS
IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YAKUTAT
100 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREA, NORTHEAST GULF
COAST. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF YAKUTAT. THE MAIN FRONT HAS PASSED
THROUGH AND THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVED EAST OF THE OF THE AREA.
RAIN TOTALS FOR THE YAKUTAT AREA TO THIS AFTERNOON RANGED BETWEEN IN
YAKUTAT BETWEEN 3.5-6.0 INCHES. WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR HUBBARD
OVERLOOK.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT.
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CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PELICAN AND ELFIN COVE
100 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN GULF COAST AND NORTHEAST GULF
COAST. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN TOTALS FOR THE ELFIN COVE AND PELICAN AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING RANGE BETWEEN 3-4 INCHES, WITH GREATER THAN 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 1000 FT. COINCIDING WITH HIGH
RAIN RATES, POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 0.3 INCHES PER HOUR, ELEVATED WIND
GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN
500 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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GLACIER BAY-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS AND JUNEAU
100 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING AREA, NORTHERN INNER CHANNELS. THIS INCLUDES
THE CITIES OF GUSTAVUS AND JUNEAU.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE FLOODED. ISOLATED LANDSLIDES ARE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RAIN TOTALS RANGING BETWEEN 1.5-2.5 INCHES, EXCEEDING 4 INCHES ON
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAINS ALONG THE OUTER COAST, AND
EXCEEDING 4 INCHES ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING MOUNTAINS AT
ELEVATION IN GLACIER BAY AND AROUND GUSTAVUS.
FOR THE JUNEAU AREA, RAIN TOTALS HAVE TRENDED SLIGHTLY DOWN,
RANGING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES WITH TOTALS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES AT
ELEVATIONS GREATER THAN 4 INCHES. HIGHEST RAIN RATES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING INTO TODAY WITH RAIN RATES AS HIGH AS
0.2 INCHES PER HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL RADIO,
TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
BRIAN.BEZENEK
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