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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this wind advisory at Jul 5, 2026, 11:21 AM AKDT for 4 counties in Alaska. It took effect at Jul 6, 2026, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2026, 11:21 AM AKDT (19:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2026, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2026, 7:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
Counties City and Borough of Wrangell, AK, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK, Sitka City and Borough, AK
The radar
The Sitka radar (PACG), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Anette Island, AK (PANN), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
936 WWAK77 PAJK 051921 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 1121 AM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 AKZ323-327>330-060330- /O.NEW.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ City and Borough of Sitka-Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-Prince of Wales Island-City and Borough of Wrangell- Ketchikan Gateway Borough- Including the cities of Klawock, Thorne Bay, Ketchikan, Sitka, Craig, Coffman Cove, Wrangell, Hydaburg, Port Alexander, and Kake 1121 AM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka, City and Borough of Wrangell, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales Island, and Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Winds for Baranof Island will be mainly on the east side of the island, and stronger winds for the Prince of Wales Island will be along the Clarence Strait or eastern portion of the island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ brian.bezenek
5 follow-up statements
616 WWAK77 PAJK 052131 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 131 PM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 AKZ332-060545- /O.EXA.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ Annette Island- Including the cities of Metlakatla 131 PM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Annette Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. && $$ AKZ323-327>330-060545- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ City and Borough of Sitka-Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-Prince of Wales Island-City and Borough of Wrangell- Ketchikan Gateway Borough- Including the cities of Klawock, Thorne Bay, Ketchikan, Sitka, Craig, Coffman Cove, Wrangell, Hydaburg, Port Alexander, and Kake 131 PM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka, City and Borough of Wrangell, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales Island, and Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ brian.bezenek
974 WWAK77 PAJK 060526 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 926 PM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 AKZ323-327>330-061330- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ City and Borough of Sitka-Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-Prince of Wales Island-City and Borough of Wrangell- Ketchikan Gateway Borough- Including the cities of Thorne Bay, Coffman Cove, Craig, Port Alexander, Ketchikan, Kake, Sitka, Klawock, Wrangell, and Hydaburg 926 PM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka, City and Borough of Wrangell, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales Island, and Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. Winds for Baranof Island will be mainly on the east side of the island, and stronger winds for the Prince of Wales Island will be along the Clarence Strait or eastern portion of the island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ332-061330- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ Annette Island- Including the cities of Metlakatla 926 PM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Annette Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. && $$ edward.liske
103 WWAK77 PAJK 061352 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 552 AM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 AKZ323-327>330-062200- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ City and Borough of Sitka-Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-Prince of Wales Island-City and Borough of Wrangell- Ketchikan Gateway Borough- Including the cities of Klawock, Hydaburg, Thorne Bay, Port Alexander, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Craig, Sitka, Coffman Cove, and Kake 552 AM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka, City and Borough of Wrangell, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales Island, Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel by boat or aircraft a bit more difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ332-062200- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/ Annette Island- Including the cities of Metlakatla 552 AM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Annette Island. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel by boat or aircraft a bit more difficult. Use extra caution. && $$ JG
641 WWAK77 PAJK 062145 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 145 PM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 AKZ323-327-329-062245- /O.CAN.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-260707T0300Z/ City and Borough of Sitka-Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island-City and Borough of Wrangell- Including the cities of Sitka, Wrangell, Port Alexander, and Kake 145 PM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have peaked and are expected to diminish through the evening hours. $$ AKZ328-330-070300- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-260707T0300Z/ Prince of Wales Island-Ketchikan Gateway Borough- Including the cities of Thorne Bay, Coffman Cove, Ketchikan, Hydaburg, Klawock, and Craig 145 PM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with frequent gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Prince of Wales Island. * WHEN...Until 7 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel by boat or aircraft a bit more difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AKZ332-070300- /O.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-260707T0300Z/ Annette Island- Including the cities of Metlakatla 145 PM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Annette Island. * WHEN...Until 7 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make travel by boat or aircraft a bit more difficult. Use extra caution. && $$ nathan.compton
973 WWAK77 PAJK 070236 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Juneau AK 636 PM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 AKZ328-330-332-070345- /O.EXP.PAJK.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-260707T0300Z/ Prince of Wales Island-Ketchikan Gateway Borough-Annette Island- Including the cities of Craig, Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Thorne Bay, Hydaburg, Coffman Cove, and Klawock 636 PM AKDT Mon Jul 6 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... Winds are beginning to diminish and are expected to continue through the evening. Therefore, allowing the wind advisory to expire on time. $$ nathan.compton
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jul 5, 9:37 AM AKDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 9:37 AM AKDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Southeast Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Juneau AK 937 AM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 .UPDATE...After 18z TAF issuance for the Aviation section... Cloud shield spreading over the forecast area with the lower deck across the southern two thirds of the panhandle. Ceilings of 1500 to 3000 feet. Spotty light rain this morning, but will see the rain become more widespread through late afternoon and overnight. Will see the cloud decks lowering, and visibility restrictions in the rain starting overnight. && .PREV DISCUSSION......ISSUED AT 551 AM Sun Jul 5... SYNOPSIS... Key Messages: - A stronger low pressure system and front will impact the panhandle later Sunday into early next week. This system is expected to bring widespread rain, likely heavy across southern panhandle, and gusty winds. - Outer coastal and inner channel winds and seas will also increase and become elevated with the strong low pushing through the Gulf. - The active weather pattern to continue as another system looks to impact the region by late week. SHORT TERM.../through Monday night/...Another mostly cloudy and cool day with pre-frontal showers increasing ahead of stronger low pushing through the Gulf. Afternoon temps will climb into the mid 50s to low 60s. A front extending from the low will lift northeast towards the panhandle late Sunday night, with rain becoming widespread over the panhandle by daybreak Monday. Moderate to heavy rain, along with breezy winds, will be possible, mainly across the southern panhandle. Multiple fronts and lows will rotate around the parent low in the eastern gulf and through the panhandle, bringing rounds of moderate to heavy rain and breezy to windy conditions, especially over the southern panhandle. Current rain totals through Monday night look to be around 2 to 3 inches for Annette Island and Ketchikan and 1 to 2 inches for Prince of Wales Island. Localized areas could see slightly more, or less, depending on the help of orographic lift. Other areas of the panhandle are less likely to receive as high of rain amounts. The central panhandle will generally see 0.5 to 1 inch, and northern panhandle will generally see around 0.25 to 0.5 inches. Southeasterly winds will increase out ahead of the initial front on Monday across the southern panhandle. Gusts could approach 40 mph from the late morning through early evening hours for locations across Prince of Wales Island, Annette Island and Ketchikan Borough. However confidence in this occurring is low at this point, so held off on a Wind Advisory issuance for this forecast package. Either way, expect breezy to windy conditions across the southern panhandle. Breezy east to southeast winds will also develop further north up to the Icy Strait corridor. LONG TERM.../Tuesday through Thursday/...The main low in the eastern Gulf will sit offshore, slowly weakening after the stronger front on Monday evening/night moves northward through the early morning hours on Tuesday. Following this front is a dry slot at 700 mb that moves into the outer coastline and into PoW up to Baranof Island, ahead of one last band of precipitation rotating around the multivortex low before it fully weakens. This will keep some potential for thunderstorms, still largely offshore, overnight into the morning hours on Tuesday corresponding with a swath of higher CAPE values and PVA aloft just along the coast. This may bring potential for thunderstorm development into PoW and Baranof Island, but highest chances remain offshore in the eastern Gulf. The low itself is weakened by this point, as is the synoptic setup aside from lapse rates / CAPE / dry air aloft, so these may not end up being as impactful especially as heating still looks unlikely over the land areas from how early in the morning this will be. This next weak band of moisture will push into the southern panhandle and coastline, though it is uncertain as to how far inland it will even make it due to the weakening low and the upper level low gradually sliding SE to sit over the majority of the panhandle. Either way, more uncertainty returns for Wednesday into Thursday as guidance begins to diverge on if a surface trough will push across from a weak low near Anchorage, ahead of another system beginning to develop in the western Gulf from a Bering Sea low. As of now, cloud cover and precipitation appears to last through the week with the chances for a longer break looking most possible on Wednesday, though the weak trough or remnants from the low may keep some shower activity over the area ahead of this end of week system. AVIATION.../through 12z Monday/... Conditions this morning are generally borderline MVFR to VFR with the lowest CIGs at 2,000 ft. There are also a lot low hanging clouds that are scattered around TAF sites due to the dry slot moving out of the area and an upcoming frontal system moving in. The largest concern today is the rain that is associated with this incoming front. With rain comes reduced visibility and ceilings, however, guidance is not picking up on extremely deteriorated conditions associated with this system. CIGs are expected to drop to MVFR, but this would be at the end of the period, so confidence is not super high. TAFs do hint to deteriorating conditions, though. The confidence for rain begins to increase around 18-21Z, but high confidence for rain comes around 3-6Z on the 6th. MARINE... Outside (Gulf and Coastal Waters): Winds in the gulf today are expected to build as a front moves into the area. There is high confidence in winds over 25kts associated with this front, but it is not highly likely that sustained winds will reach over 30kts. Winds are expected to peak early in the morning on Monday and are likely to decrease through the day. Waves are also expected to peak around this time, with wave heights reaching up to 11ft between Cape Fairweather and Cape Spencer as this is the location of the highest expected winds. Inside (Inner Channels): As the incoming front moves across the inner channels, winds are expected to be gusty and shifty. Winds in the inner channels are expected to pick up Sunday evening, especially at ocean entrances and in Clarence Strait. Southeast winds are expected to be channeled up Dixon Entrance, so winds are expected to each 25-30kts. Winds from 15-20kts can be expected across the rest of the panhandle, except for Sumner Strait with winds expected to reach 20-25kts. Elevated winds are expected through the day Monday and are then likely to return to maximum speeds of 10-15kts on Tuesday. && .AJK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory for PKZ035-036-641>644-652-661>664-671-672. && SHORT TERM...DS LONG TERM...Contino AVIATION...AGP MARINE...AGP Visit us at http://www.weather.gov/Juneau
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 10:42 AM AKDT, 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Juneau AK 1042 AM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 AKZ328-330-332-060245- Annette Island-Prince of Wales Island-Ketchikan Gateway Borough- 1042 AM AKDT Sun Jul 5 2026 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE MONDAY... A system will bring a series of fronts across the panhandle beginning Sunday night and lasting through the day Monday, with heaviest precipitation across the southern panhandle. Heaviest rainfall is expected during Monday afternoon associated with the second front as it pushes into the southern panhandle. Rain rates up to 0.15 inch per hour are possible as this heavier band moves through. At this time, the highest confidence for seeing these higher rain rates is for Annette Island and Ketchikan. Confidence continues to increase for 24 hour rainfall totals on Monday between 2.00 and 3.00 for Annette Island and Ketchikan, and between 1.00 and 2.00 inches for Prince of Wales Island. Localized areas may see either higher or lower amounts due to the terrain influence. Winds are expected to increase into Monday morning following the first front, with gusts up to 40 mph possible during the day. leigh.contino
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 11:07 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AJK | Ketchikan Gateway, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and, City and Borough of Wrangell | 4 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.