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WWAK72 PAFC 081026  
NPWALU  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
226 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
AKZ787-791-081130-  
/O.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-261008T1200Z/  
ATKA AND ADAK-SHEMYA AND ATTU ISLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF  
226 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED  
 
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED FOR SHEMYA, ADAK, AND ATKA AS THE FRONT EXITS  
EASTWARD. WHILE THERE WILL BE SEVERAL MORE ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS  
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT GUSTS WILL REMAIN  
BELOW THE HIGH WIND THRESHOLD OF 75 MPH.  
 
 
 
AKZ785-082100-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0027.261008T1300Z-261008T2100Z/  
UNALASKA AND NIKOLSKI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF  
226 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 1  
PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED IN  
UNALASKA.  
 
* WHERE...UNALASKA AND DUTCH HARBOR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW  
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. WINDS WILL PEAK  
DURING MID TO LATE MORNING, AND BEGIN DECREASING AROUND NOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
AKZ755-082200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0027.261008T1600Z-261009T2100Z/  
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOKSOOK BAY, MEKORYUK, QUINHAGAK, AND KIPNUK  
226 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM  
AKDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW  
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST  
THIS MORNING. WINDS BEGIN DIMINISHING FOR MEKORYUK BY LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON, AND FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES NORTH OF KIPNUK BY LATE THIS  
EVENING. HOWEVER, COASTAL COMMUNITIES FROM KIPNUK EAST AND SOUTH TO  
QUINHAGAK WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTY WINDS PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT STALLS OVERHEAD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
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