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WWAK71 PAFC 181300
NPWAER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 18 2024
AKZ132-190200-
/O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0017.241119T0000Z-241119T1200Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0025.241119T0100Z-241119T1300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 18 2024
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM AKST
TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY, AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. DRIFTING
SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS IN VALDEZ WILL NOT BE QUITE A STRONG AS
THROUGH THE PASS, WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.
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 POWER
OUTAGES. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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