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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Juneau AK

533 AM AKDT Mon Oct 27 2025



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Prince of Wales Island-Ketchikan Gateway Borough-Annette Island-

Including the cities of Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, 

Thorne Bay, Ketchikan, and Metlakatla

533 AM AKDT Mon Oct 27 2025



...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...



* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 

  possible.



* WHERE...Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan Gateway Borough and 

  Annette Island.



* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night.



* IMPACTS...High winds could blow around unsecured objects, 

  damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be 

  difficult.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence has increased on a low pressure

  centered tracking north towards the southern panhandle. This

  pattern usually brings elevated sustained winds across SE AK and

  high wind gusts, upwards of 60 mph, to the southern panhandle.

  Current peak gusts are projected to happen late Tuesday

  afternoon into Tuesday evening. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



People are urged to secure vessels and loose objects that could

be blown around or damaged by the wind.



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