High Wind Watch until 12:00PM Thursday 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* LOCATION...PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN GULF COAST...THE SOUTHEAST GULF COAST...AND THE SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS INCLUDING KETCHIKAN...SITKA...METLAKATLA...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...THORNE BAY...SAXMAN...HYDABURG...COFFMAN COVE...HOLLIS...NAUKATI BAY...KASAAN...PORT ALEXANDER...AND EDNA BAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE WIND. WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES POTENTIALLY CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA ... DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA ... SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS
Instructions:
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM TUESDAY AKST IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Address/Location
A-South
7366 N Tongass Hwy
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-225-5118