766  
WWAK81 PAFC 041321  
SPSAER  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
521 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
AKZ703-704-050000-  
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-PORTAGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GIRDWOOD AND PORTAGE  
521 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS EASTERN  
TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
 
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AND HEAVY  
RAIN ACROSS EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY THROUGH  
MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS  
OF 50 TO 65 MPH, WITH THE PEAK OF THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY  
OCCURRING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 11 PM SUNDAY. STEADY RAINFALL WILL  
ACCOMPANY THE GUSTY WINDS WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4  
INCHES POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
WATER MAY POND ON AREA ROADS. THE COMBINATION OF RAIN AND WIND MAY  
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.  
 

 
 
AKZ702-050000-  
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER,  
AND INDIAN  
521 AM AKDT SUN MAY 4 2025  
 
...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY FOR THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND UPPER  
EAGLE RIVER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...  
 
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS ACROSS  
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS, INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE  
HILLSIDE AND UPPER EAGLE RIVER. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO  
35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH, WITH THE PEAK OF THE STRONGEST  
WINDS LIKELY OCCURRING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 11 PM SUNDAY.  
 
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN  
AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF  
POWER OUTAGES.  
 

 
 
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