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SPSAER  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
511 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2026  
 
AKZ701-702-150000-  
ANCHORAGE-ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE, EAGLE RIVER, EKLUTNA,  
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER, AND INDIAN  
511 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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.  
SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE (ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM): WINDS OF 20 TO 30  
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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.  
 
 
 
AKZ703-150000-  
EAST TURNAGAIN ARM-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GIRDWOOD  
511 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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.  
 
 
 
AKZ704-150000-  
PORTAGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PORTAGE  
511 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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.  
 
 
 
AKZ711-150000-  
LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALMER, WASILLA, AND BIG LAKE  
511 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 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.  
 
 
 
AKZ724>728-150000-  
SKILAK LAKE-SOUTHERN KENAI MTNS-INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA-  
TURNAGAIN PASS-WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND & WHITTIER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COOPER LANDING, SKILAK LAKE, SEWARD,  
MOOSE PASS, SUMMIT LAKE, HOPE, TURNAGAIN PASS, WHITTIER,  
AND CHENEGA  
511 AM AKDT SUN JUN 14 2026  
 
...UNSEASONABLY STRONG WINDS FOR WHITTIER, SEWARD, AND INTERIOR  
KENAI PENINSULA 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 THE KENAI  
PENINSULA ON SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY  
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE  
POSSIBLE ACROSS INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA, INCLUDING ALONG THE  
SEWARD HIGHWAY AND STERLING HIGHWAY EAST OF STERLING.  
 
FOR SEWARD AND WHITTIER, A BRIEF PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS UP TO 55  
MPH IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7AM AND 11AM THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY  
DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
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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