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* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Annette Island, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, and Prince of Wales Island. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur into late Saturday night. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
Where it happened
Glacier Bay; Eastern Chichagof Island; Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait; City and Borough of Sitka; Admiralty Island; City and Borough of Juneau; Western Kupreanof and Kuiu Island
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- official severity
- Moderate
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- event
- Wind Advisory
- areas
- Prince of Wales Island; Ketchikan Gateway Borough; Annette Island
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Incident timeline
* WHAT...Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Annette Island, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, and Prince of Wales Island. * WHEN...Until 7 AM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur into late Saturday night. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Haines Borough and Klukwan and Municipality of Skagway. * WHEN...From 1 AM Sunday to 4 AM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will quickly increase as a strong low pressure system moves into the northern gulf Saturday night. Strongest winds will then occur Sunday afternoon, but strong winds will persist all day. Periods of wind gusts near 60 mph may occur, but confidence remains low. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Admiralty Island, Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait, City and Borough of Juneau, City and Borough of Sitka, Eastern Chichagof Island, Glacier Bay, and Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds increase Saturday night, reaching peak intensity early Sunday morning, persisting through Sunday afternoon. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Yakutat. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will quickly increase as a strong low pressure system moves into the northern gulf. Strongest winds are most likely to occur very late Saturday into early Sunday morning. Confidence is high that wind gusts will reach near 40 to 50 mph. Periods of wind gusts near 60 mph may occur, but confidence remains low. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts near 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Admiralty Island, Cape Fairweather to Lisianski Strait, City and Borough of Juneau, City and Borough of Sitka, Eastern Chichagof Island, Glacier Bay, and Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM AKDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds increase through the day Saturday, reaching peak intensity early Sunday morning, persisting through Sunday afternoon. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects.