A mandatory system upgrade at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Juneau is expected to cause an extended outage of NOAA Weather Radio services from May 27-29. Officials have warned the outage could last longer than initially scheduled.
The planned maintenance will also affect the Alaska Weather Information Line, a popular phone service used by residents and mariners throughout Southeast Alaska. During this period, the NWS is urging users to turn to alternative sources for weather forecasts and updates.
Recommended alternatives include:
- The NWS Juneau website: weather.gov/Juneau
- Local radio broadcasters, such as KINY, KTOO, KHNS, KRBD, KSTK, KCAW
- The Marine Exchange of Alaska: mxak.org
In the event of severe or significant weather during the outage, the Juneau Forecast Office has arranged to relay critical weather alerts via the US Coast Guard on emergency marine Channel 16 and other maritime transmitters. Additionally, the Marine Exchange of Alaska will assist in disseminating information over the Automatic Identification System network.
NOAA Weather Radio is the resource for continuous weather information and emergency alerts across Alaska. This temporary disruption comes during a period when mariners and residents rely heavily on accurate forecasts during summer travel and fishing season.
The NWS has not provided a specific time for service restoration but will issue updates as work progresses.
Somehow Trump will get the blame
I think we will survive. It’s just weather.