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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
226 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2026
AKZ701-702-141400-
ANCHORAGE-ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE, EAGLE RIVER, EKLUTNA,
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER, AND INDIAN
226 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2026
...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS FOR ANCHORAGE BOWL AND ANCHORAGE
HILLSIDE LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A STRONG SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO PORTIONS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
ANCHORAGE BOWL: WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
PLEASE USE CAUTION IF DRIVING OR TOWING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE,
OR IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH EASILY LOFTED OBJECTS.
AKZ703-141400-
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GIRDWOOD
226 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2026
...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM LATE SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A STRONG SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO PORTIONS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ON MOUNTAINS OF POSSIBILITY 50 TO 60 MPH.
PLEASE USE CAUTION IF DRIVING OR TOWING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE,
OR IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH EASILY LOFTED OBJECTS.
AKZ704-141400-
PORTAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PORTAGE
226 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2026
...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS FOR PORTAGE LATE SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A STRONG SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO PORTIONS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND PORTAGE.
PLEASE USE CAUTION IF DRIVING OR TOWING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE,
OR IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH EASILY LOFTED OBJECTS.
AKZ711-141400-
LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALMER, WASILLA, AND BIG LAKE
226 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2026
...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST FOR PALMER AND BUTTE
LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A STRONG SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO PORTIONS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH,
ESPECIALLY NEAR PALMER.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR PALMER, BUTTE
AND ALONG EXPOSED SECTIONS OF THE GLENN HIGHWAY, OCCASIONALLY
REDUCING VISIBILITY AND CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PLEASE USE CAUTION IF DRIVING OR TOWING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE,
OR IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH EASILY LOFTED OBJECTS.
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