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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Juneau AK
1201 PM AKDT Wed May 8 2024

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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-
City and Borough of Wrangell-
Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, White Pass, Haines,
Gustavus, Hoonah, Tenakee Springs, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka,
Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Kake, Port Alexander, and Wrangell
1201 PM AKDT Wed May 8 2024

...STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND WIND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...



Beginning Wednesday night, an atmospheric river will move into SE
AK, bringing with it heavy rain and wind. The atmospheric river
is expected to persist through Thursday before then moving east
Thursday night and weakening. Conditions now favor the system`s
greatest impacts focusing slightly further to the east. The
rainfall will be aimed mostly at the northern half of the
panhandle with the heaviest rainfall expected to be across the NE
Gulf Coast, the Glacier Bay area, and through Lynn Canal up into
Haines and Skagway. Most stations north of Frederick Sound have a
greater than 60 percent chance of over 1 inch with a few from the
Icy Strait Corridor northward and along the Outer Gulf Coast
having at least a 15 percent chance of exceeding 2 inches between
Wednesday night and Thursday night. There is the possibility that
some areas near sea level could potentially see rainfall totals
approaching 3 inches by the time the system has departed Thursday
night through Friday morning. At elevation, rainfall totals could
approach 5 inches total in the Coast Mountains. The potential for
daily rainfall records to be broken across parts of the Northern
half of the panhandle north of Frederick Sound does exist, and
river rises are expected, though no flooding is anticipated at
this time.

Anticipate windy conditions across land-based areas, with gusts up
to 35 or 40 kt possible for some locations near sea level,
especially for the northern half of the panhandle, along with
small craft winds for the inner channels and gale force winds for
the outer coastal waters.

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