Petersburg Pilot -

The National Weather Service in Juneau issued a special weather statement on Wednesday warning of near record high temperatures across Southeast Alaska this week.

According to the statement, the high temperatures are expected to occur starting Thursday and continuing through Sunday.

Communities in the southern Southeast and those located farther from coastal waters are expected to see the warmest temperatures.

The NWS in Juneau is forecasting sunny weather in Petersburg with temperatures rising to as high as 72 degrees on Thursday, July 6 before jumping up to 80 degrees on Friday and 83 deg...