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WWAK72 PAFC 042306
NPWALU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
306 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2024
AKZ187-051400-
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0009.240406T0600Z-240406T2100Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF ATKA AND ADAK
306 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2024
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 50 TO 65 MPH, BECOMING WEST ON SATURDAY
MORNING, WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY,
AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST AND ARE MOST LIKELY TO PEAK DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF
SATURDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER ON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING, THEY WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST. THIS
IS A FAVORABLE DIRECTION FOR STRONG WINDS IN BOTH ADAK AND
ATKA, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE EVENT
MAY INSTEAD BE EXPERIENCED DURING THIS TIME.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/AFC
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