Active Weather Alerts
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 6:02 AM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...Clarence Strait. * WHEN...From 4 PM Sunday to 7 AM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 5:23 AM Aug. 23, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAVY RAIN FOR KETCHIKAN AND METLAKATLA POSSIBLE... An incoming system will move over the panhandle Sunday into Monday, bringing extended periods of moderate to heavy rain for the southern panhandle. Highest rain rates are expected during Sunday evening into Monday possibly reaching around 0.3 inches per hour, primarily for Ketchikan, Metlakatla, and Misty Fjords. Rainfall totals could be as high as 2 to 3.5 inches by Monday afternoon. Highest uncertainty is the location of heaviest rain, which has a 30% chance to shift east of Ketchikan and Metlakatla. Small streams and rivers may rise, but no flooding is expected at this time.
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