232 FPAK77 PANT 230400 NOWANN SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK 8 PM AKDT THU MAY 22 2014 AKZ028-231000- SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS- INCLUDING...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA 8 PM AKDT THU MAY 22 2014 .NOW... SATELLITE IMAGERY IS INDICATING THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS MOVE EAST INTO CANADA. WHILE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...RAINFALL RATES WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED...MID SLIDES REMAIN A CONCERN. GOVERNMENT CREEK AND FISH CREEK NEAR KETCHIKAN HAVE RISEN BY 3 FT AND 1 FT RESPECTIVELY IN RESPONSE TO THE HEAVY RAIN BUT REMAIN WELL BELOW BANKFULL. NO FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. $$ |