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WWAK73 PAFG 222019
NPWAFG
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1219 PM AKDT WED JUL 22 2026
AKZ849-230430-
/O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-260724T0300Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP
259, DONNELLY DOME, AND BLACK RAPIDS
1219 PM AKDT WED JUL 22 2026
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 60 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP AND EASTERN
ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE SHORT-LIVED RELATIVE LULL IN THE ONGOING
GAP WIND EVENT WILL END BY THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY NOW
CONTINUES UNTIL 7 PM THURSDAY AS FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OUT OF THE
SOUTH ARE EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP TO WITHIN ADVISORY CRITERIA
THIS EVENING & CONDITIONS NOW LOOK TO REMAIN CONDUCIVE TO THESE
FREQUENT ENHANCED GUSTS INTO THURSDAY EVENING AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THAT AREA INCREASES, ONCE AGAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
JLC
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