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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
502 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025

AKZ771-772-081800-
Kodiak Island Northeast-Kodiak Island Southwest-
Including the cities of Kodiak City, Port Lions, Ouzinkie,
Old Harbor, Akhiok, Karluk, and Larsen Bay
502 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025

...RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI-NOVARUPTA EXPECTED OVER KODIAK
ISLAND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

Strong northwesterly winds with gusts up to 40 mph possible
across Shelikof Strait and the waters around Kodiak Island through
Saturday morning. These winds have resuspended ash from the 1912
Katmai-Novarupta eruption aloft, potentially causing haze and
trace amounts of ash accumulation at the surface. The communities
of Karluk, Akhiok, Larson Bay, and Kodiak City are most likely to
be affected.

Those with respiratory ailments in these areas are encourage to
avoid or reduce outdoor activity to avoid inhaling the ash. Those
in sensitive groups and with respiratory ailments are encouraged
to avoid or significantly reduce time outdoors through Saturday
morning to reduce the amount of ash inhaled.

Winds are expected to diminish by mid-morning Saturday, which
should cause the ash to settle out of the atmosphere.

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