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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
830 AM AKDT Sat Oct 19 2024

AKZ171-210000-
Kodiak Island-
Including the city of Kodiak City
830 AM AKDT Sat Oct 19 2024

...RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI-NOVARUPTA OVER KODIAK ISLAND NOW
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

Strong northwesterly winds aloft will persist over Kodiak Island
through late Sunday. These winds are resuspending ash from the
1912 Katmai- Novarupta eruption, causing haze and trace amounts
of ash accumulation. The villages of Karluk and Larsen Bay are
most likely to be impacted.

Those with respiratory ailments in these areas are encouraged to
avoid or reduce outdoor activity to avoid inhaling the ash. Those in
sensitive groups and with respiratory ailments are encouraged to
avoid or significantly reduce time outdoors Saturday through
Sunday to reduce the amount of ash inhaled.

The winds will diminish by Sunday evening, which should cause the
ash to settle out of the atmosphere.

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