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WWAK71 PAFC 161401
NPWAER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
601 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
AKZ702-170000-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250417T0900Z/
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER,
AND INDIAN
601 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.
* WHERE...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / UPPER EAGLE RIVER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY, AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH
TIMING, PEAK WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN ABOUT 9 AM AND 6 PM,
WHICH MAY AFFECT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. WHILE FORECAST
WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 75 TO 85 MPH, ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED
TO THE HILLSIDE AND UPPER ELEVATIONS, THOUGH GUSTS UP TO 40-55 MPH
ARE LIKELY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR TERRAIN GAPS, SUCH AS THE S
CURVES ON THE GLENN HIGHWAY.
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.
AKZ704-170000-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0008.250416T1700Z-250417T0600Z/
PORTAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTAGE
601 AM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 95 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTAGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS, DAMAGE PROPERTY, AND
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EASTERLY WINDS BEGIN INCREASING TONIGHT, WITH
WINDS PEAKING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODELS HAVE BEEN
TRENDING TOWARDS LOWER PEAK WINDS, THOUGH GUSTS TO 80 MPH REMAIN
POSSIBLE.
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.
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