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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Juneau AK

959 AM AKDT Mon Oct 27 2025



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Ketchikan Gateway Borough-

Including the city of Ketchikan

959 AM AKDT Mon Oct 27 2025



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

THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING...



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

  possible.



* WHERE...Ketchikan Gateway Borough.



* 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...For the dense fog, the fog has lifted to a

  low stratus deck and visibilities have improved, therefore the

  dense fog advisory for the area will expire at 10 am Monday. 

  For the high wind, 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. If the low continues to track 

  farther north, the watch may need to be expanded.



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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Prince of Wales Island-Annette Island-

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

Thorne Bay, and Metlakatla

959 AM AKDT Mon Oct 27 2025



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

THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...



* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 

  possible.



* WHERE...Prince of Wales Island 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. If the low continues to track

  farther north, the watch may need to be expanded.



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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