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WWAK72 PAFC 251047
NPWALU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
247 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2026
AKZ787-260015-
/O.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260926T0500Z/
ATKA AND ADAK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
247 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ATKA AND ADAK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY, AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS, DUE TO A DEEP LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA, WILL PERSIST. A LULL IN
THE WINDS IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A REINVIGORATION OF THE WINDS
OUT OF THE WEST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, WITH WINDS COMING DOWN
BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
AKZ785-260015-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260927T0000Z/
UNALASKA AND NIKOLSKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
247 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE AFTERNOON,
ANOTHER STRONGER PUSH OF 40 TO 50 MPH WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...UNALASKA AND NIKOLSKI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN
BERING WILL BRING A NUMBER OF ROUNDS OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH
WESTERLY FAVORED GAPS NEAR UNALASKA. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS AT
TIMES MAY OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MIDDAY, BUT A REINVIGORATION OF THE
WINDS OUT OF THE WEST WILL THEN OCCUR BY FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, WITH WINDS
COMING DOWN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
METZLER
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