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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Juneau AK
1048 AM AKDT Thu Aug 20 2026
To: Subscribers:
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPort
-NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Listeners
Other NWS Partners, Users and Employees
From: Nicole Ferrin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist
Weather Forecast Office Juneau
Subject: Salmon Creek Dam NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) and Emergency
Alert System (EAS) Live Event Code Test for a Flash Flood Warning
on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 between 10 AM - 12 PM AKDT.
On September 23 between 10 AM and Noon AKDT, the NWS Weather
Forecast Office in Juneau, AK (AJK) and Alaska Electric Light &
Power (AEL&P) will be conducting a functional live test of the
Salmon Creek Dam Notification System.
The live code test supports the AEL&P Emergency Alert
Notification System for Salmon Creek Dam and maximizes
participation in the drill by local emergency management,
broadcasters and the test broadcast systems. A live code test
means a Flash Flood Warning message will be disseminated via
audio and Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) tones over NWR
transmitters serving the Juneau area.
The audio message will use the phrase Flash Flood Warning but
will state that the message is only a test. Valid Time Event Code
(VTEC) for the test messages will start with the /T fixed
identifier (versus /O for operational messages. The word Test
will be repeated several times in the body of the message. The
test will not be sent to cellphones via the Wireless Emergency
Alert (WEA) system.
In the event of significant weather hazards in Juneau on the
morning of September 23, the test may be cancelled and another
Public Information Statement will be issued announcing the change.
Table 1. The NWS Text Products to be Disseminated by WFO Juneau
during the Test.
Product Name WMO Heading AWIPS ID
------------ ----------- --------
Flash Flood Warning WGAK57 PAJK FFWAJK
For more information, please contact:
Spencer Fielding
Meteorologist
NWS Juneau, AK
spencer.fielding@noaa.gov
907-790-6824
Nicole Ferrin
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NWS Juneau, AK
nicole.ferrin@noaa.gov
907-790-6803
National Public Information Statements are online at:
https://www.weather.gov/notification
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