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WWAK71 PAFC 282135  
NPWAER  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
135 PM AKDT THU MAR 28 2024  
 
AKZ102-291400-  
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0007.240330T1800Z-240331T1500Z/  
ANCHORAGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE, EAGLE RIVER, INDIAN,  
AND EKLUTNA  
135 PM AKDT THU MAR 28 2024  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH  
POSSIBLE. FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL, SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY,  
AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TWO STORM SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE TWO SEPARATE  
PERIODS OF STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS STARTING ON FRIDAY. WINDS WITH  
THE INITIAL ROUND ON FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER. A STRONGER  
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY, SUPPORTING A  
SECOND ROUND OF MUCH STRONGER WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING  
TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH  
WIND EVENT. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES  
ON THIS SITUATION. FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A  
SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF WINDS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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