Marine Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK
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951 FZAK78 PAFC 190120 MWSAFC Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service Anchorage AK 420 PM AKST Mon Nov 18 2024 PKZ738-191500- Shelikof Strait- 420 PM AKST Mon Nov 18 2024 ...TRACE ASHFALL POSSIBLE DUE TO RESUSPENDED ASH FROM KATMAI- NOVARUPTA OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... Strong northwest winds gusting 40 to 50 mph out of bays and passes along the northern Alaska Peninsula into Shelikof Strait. These winds have resuspended ash from the 1912 Katmai-Novarupta eruption, which has recently been observed on area webcams and satellite imagery. Trace ashfall is possible across western parts of Shelikof Strait through Tuesday morning. Winds will become more northerly and slowly diminish on Tuesday, allowing resuspended ash to settle out of the atmosphere. $$