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Small Craft Advisory issued May 28 at 8:41PM AKDT until May 29 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued May 28 at 8:41PM AKDT until May 29 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
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Small Craft Advisory issued May 28 at 8:41PM AKDT until May 30 at 5:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray E of Saint Matthew Island after midnight. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray E of Saint Matthew Island early. .THU NIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt. W of Saint Matthew Island, SW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after
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Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 4:32AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Snowfall has begun across parts of the Central/Brooks Range and into the Dalton Highway near Atigun Pass. Light snow showers are expected through Thursday night with snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches expected for the Central and Eastern Brooks Range and snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches expected for the Arctic Coast from Deadhorse east. Up to an inch of snow is possible for areas west of Deadhorse to Harrison Bay. Roads may become slick and travelers should expect potential travel delays. Blowing snow is expected for Kaktovik as west winds increase on Thu night.
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Flood Advisory issued May 28 at 2:51AM AKDT until May 29 at 3:45PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Ward Lake, including the Ward Lake Recreational Area. * WHEN...Until 345 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas near Ward Lake. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 249 AM AKDT, the dam operator reported lake levels near 252 ft. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen with additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches possible through Wednesday afternoon. - For Lake Connell Dam: At 3:00pm the stage was 252 feet. Flood Stage is 252 feet. Impacts: At 251.0 feet: Water will begin to approach low
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Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 2:47AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

An atmospheric river is pushing into the southern panhandle Wednesday that will result in moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate strength atmospheric river will have its strongest impacts in the southeast panhandle around Ketchikan and Annette Island. This is expected to bring rainfall totals between 2 and 3 inches to the southern panhandle through Wednesday night. The rest of the central and northern panhandle will still see some moderate to heavy rain, and is expected to see between 1.5 and 2.5 inches through Wednesday night. Heaviest rain rates during this event will be between 0.10 and 0.15 inches per hour
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Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 2:25PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Snowfall begins Tuesday afternoon in the Central Brooks Range and spreads to the Dalton Highway near Atigun Pass Tuesday evening and to the Eastern Arctic Coast overnight Tuesday. Light snow showers are expected through Thursday night with snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches expected for the Central and Eastern Brooks Range and snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches expected for the Arctic Coast from Deadhorse east. Up to an inch of snow is possible for areas west of Deadhorse to Harrison Bay. Snow is expected to be wet and slushy at first, especially along the southern slopes of
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Gale Warning issued May 27 at 7:30PM AKDT until May 28 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to Cape Suckling out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest one-third of the combined windwave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming N late. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind
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Special Weather Statement issued May 27 at 4:46AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

Showers lingering in the wake of an initial front which moved through the panhandle on Monday will give way to an atmospheric river pushing into the southern panhandle by Tuesday afternoon that will result in moderate to heavy precipitation. This moderate strength atmospheric river is expected to have IVT values reaching upwards of 750 kg/ms and will have its strongest impacts in the southeast panhandle around Ketchikan and Annette Island. This is expected to bring rainfall totals between 2.5 and 3.5 inches to the southern panhandle between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. The rest of the central and northern panhandle