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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

AKZ017-020>022-025-026-191315-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-GLACIER BAY-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...
ELFIN COVE...PELICAN...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE
401 PM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...UNUSUAL LATE SEASON FROST...

AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS FROM INTERIOR ALASKA IS MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF AND THE PANHANDLE SUNDAY
AND WILL LIKELY INTERRUPT THE GROWING SEASON OVER MANY PARTS OF
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTS OF THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE WILL SEE FROSTY MORNINGS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THE YAKUTAT AREA WILL SEE TEMPERATURES LOWER INTO THE UPPER 20S
DURING THE EARLY MORNINGS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WIND SHELTERED AND LOW LYING AREAS NEAR HOONAH...GUSTAVUS...ELFIN
COVE...PELICAN...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...KAKE...AND WRANGELL WILL
SEE EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S THROUGH TUESDAY.
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE TO TAKE PLANTS INDOORS OR TAKE OTHER
NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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