High Wind Warning
NWS Anchorage AK ยท US
Details
High Wind Warning Remains In Effect From 10 PM This Evening To 10 AM AKDT Thursday
- Event
- High Wind Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
West winds 45 to 65 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected.
Where
Shemya and Attu Islands.
When
From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM AKDT Thursday.
Impacts
High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult.
Additional details
A strong low pressure system rapidly strengthening in the southern Bering will bring very strong westerly winds beginning this evening and continuing into late Thursday morning. The strongest wind gusts up to 75 mph are likely across the western Aleutian Islands overnight tonight into early Thursday morning. Winds to steadily diminish through late Thursday morning.
Instructions
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages. Use caution if you must drive.
Affected areas
- Shemya and Attu Islands
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Anchorage AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~30s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M37SX3XJ31HS7H9QCYSHEBBY
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.15777627cae4bbbed76775ca4ca53113d641631e.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Anchorage AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1478
- WMO heading
- XOAK52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | HWW |
| NationalWeatherService | HWW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | NPWALU |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK72 PAFC 231854 |
| NWSheadline | HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0009.260924T0600Z-260924T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T10:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Shemya and Attu Islands
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002016 |
| UGC | AKZ791 |