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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
354 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2024

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PETERSBURG BOROUGH-WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL-KETCHIKAN
GATEWAY BOROUGH-ANNETTE ISLAND-
354 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2024


...HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY...

A QUICK MOVING FRONT WILL CAUSE HEAVY RAIN FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY. EXPECT THIS FRONT TO MOVE FROM WEST TO
EAST, BEGINNING VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND WEAKENING OVER MISTY
FJORDS EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 0.10 INCHES PER HOUR, BUT THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF RAIN RATES
BEING AS HIGH AS 0.15 INCHES PER HOUR, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER
TERRAIN.

ANY GIVEN AREA IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THESE RAIN RATES FOR A MAXIMUM
OF 6 HOURS BEFORE THE FRONT PASSES. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES,
WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE UP TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING, WITH AN ISOLATED GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
POSSIBLE.

NO FLOODING IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED. CHECK BACK AT WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
FOR ANY UPDATES.



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