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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 157 PM AKST Sun Feb 8 2026 AKZ317>332-100100- City and Borough of Yakutat-Municipality of Skagway- Haines Borough and Klukwan-Glacier Bay-Eastern Chichagof Island- Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait-City and Borough of Sitka- Admiralty Island-City and Borough of Juneau-Petersburg Borough- Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-Prince of Wales Island- City and Borough of Wrangell-Ketchikan Gateway Borough- City of Hyder-Annette Island- Including the cities of Yakutat, Skagway, White Pass, Haines, Gustavus, Hoonah, Tenakee Springs, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Sitka, Angoon, Juneau, Petersburg, Kake, Port Alexander, Craig, Klawock, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, Thorne Bay, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Hyder, and Metlakatla 157 PM AKST Sun Feb 8 2026 ...A STRONG FRONT AND GALE TO STORM FORCE LOW TO BRING IMPACTFUL WEATHER TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... After a series of shortwaves that brought rain and gusty winds over the past few days, a stronger front will approach southeast Alaska from the west on Tuesday. South to southeast winds will increase through the day Tuesday. Confidence is increasing for windy conditions with strong gusts Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as the front pushes west to east across southeast Alaska. Gales with storm force gusts will be possible ahead and along the frontal passage, especially along north-south oriented channels and along the coastal waters. A period of moderate to heavy rainfall will be possible with the frontal passage, but with the progressive nature of the front, flooding is not expected at this time. Another gale to potentially storm force low will quickly lift northeast into the Gulf and looks to push across southeast Alaska sometime later Wednesday into Thursday, bringing another round of strong gusty winds and moderate to heavy rainfall. Further details on the high wind and flooding potential for this system will be honed in on in the coming days. Looking further ahead, a cooling trend is favored to commence in the wake of these passing systems by late work week into the weekend. Snow levels will begin to lower and a colder outflow wind pattern could set up by late weekend. This could result in a return of snow for some coastal communities, especially across northern southeast Alaska. Further details on the pattern change and snow potential will be honed as the weekend approaches. $$ DS
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