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WWAK71 PAFC 162355
NPWAER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 PM AKDT WED APR 16 2025
AKZ702-170900-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250417T0900Z/
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UPPER EAGLE RIVER, INDIAN, AND ANCHORAGE
HILLSIDE
355 PM 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
EXPECTED.
* 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...AS OF 4 PM, THE HIGHEST OBSERVED GUSTS HAVE
BEEN 91 MPH IN BEAR VALLEY, 71 MPH AT GLEN ALPS, AND 58 MPH IN
RABBIT CREEK. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING
AROUND 10 PM AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TOMORROW 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 POWER
OUTAGES. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
AKZ704-170600-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250417T0600Z/
PORTAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTAGE
355 PM 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 VALLEY.
* 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...AS OF 4 PM, THE HIGHEST OBSERVED GUST HAS
BEEN 73 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING AROUND 10 PM AND
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TOMORROW 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 POWER
OUTAGES. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
KC
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