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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
758 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2024

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CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-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-PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE
ISLAND-
758 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2024


...RAINY FRIDAY AND WEEKEND...

A PAIR OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ALASKA,
DELIVERING HEAVY RAIN TO PARTS OF THE PANHANDLE.

THE FIRST SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH NOW AND WILL EXIT THE PANHANDLE
TONIGHT. THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLE FRIDAY WITH
RAIN LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. RIVERS WILL RISE BUT FOR NOW, NO
FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

FOR THE REST OF THE FIRST SYSTEM, LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED
WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS AROUND A QUARTER TO HALF INCH
THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AROUND SE AK.

FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM, RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ENTIRE
PANHANDLE BUT MOST OF THE ENERGY, AND HEAVIEST RAIN, LOOKS TO FAVOR
THE CENTRAL PORTION - ALONG AND NORTH OF SUMNER STRAIT TO AROUND
FREDERICK SOUND INCLUDING PORT ALEXANDER, KAKE, PETERSBURG,
WRANGELL, AND NORTHERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. SITKA IS ON THE
NORTHERN EDGE OF WHERE THE POTENTIAL HEAVY RAIN COULD FALL.

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH
LINGERING MODERATE RAIN LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FINAL RAINFALL TOTALS ARE DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK
OF THE PARENT LOW BUT FOR NOW, A RANGE BETWEEN 3 TO 7 INCHES IS
EXPECTED FOR THE AREAS GETTING THE HEAVIEST RAIN.

AREAS SOUTH OF SUMNER STRAIT, FORECASTED RAINFALL TOTALS ARE AROUND
2 TO 4 INCHES.

NORTH OF FREDERICK SOUND TO THE ICY STRAIT AREA, FORECASTED RAINFALL
TOTALS ARE AROUND 2 TO 5 INCHES.

NORTH OF ICY STRAIT, UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. FOR THE
NORTHEAST COAST, NEAR YAKUTAT, AROUND 2 INCHES OF TOTAL RAIN IS
EXPECTED.

STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES AS THE FORECAST CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.

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GJS