Dense Fog Advisory until 12:00PM Wednesday
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...The Southern Inner Channels, Prince of Wales Island, Baranof Island, and portions of the central Inner Channels including Ketchikan, Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Craig, Angoon, Metlakalta, Kake, Klawock, Hydaburg, Thorne Bay, Coffman Cove, Port Alexander, Point Baker, Port Protection, Edna Bay, Naukati Bay, Whale Pass, Hyder, Saxman, and Meyers Chuck.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon AKST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility. Aviation and marine travel could also be impacted at times.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Widespread fog will develop Tuesday evening and likely become dense at times locally. The threat of dense fog persists into Wednesday morning.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA ... EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND ... INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND ... DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA ... SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS ... MISTY FJORDS
Instructions:
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Address/Location
A-South
7366 N Tongass Hwy
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-225-5118
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ASTKTN followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Dense Fog Advisory