Warning Vector

High Wind Warning

NWS Anchorage AK ยท US

Updated

Details

High Wind Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM AKDT Saturday

Event
High Wind Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Prepare

Description

What

After a brief lull in the afternoon, another stronger push of 40 to 50 mph westerly winds with gusts to 60 mph late this evening into Saturday morning.

Where

Unalaska and Nikolski.

When

Until 4 PM AKDT Saturday.

Impacts

Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.

Additional details

A strong low pressure system in the southern Bering will bring a number of rounds of strong westerly winds through this evening. While currently in a brief lull for the winds, a reinvigoration of the winds out of the west will then occur by this evening. Gusts to 60 mph are expected overnight into Saturday morning, with winds coming down by Saturday afternoon.

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

  • Unalaska and Nikolski

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Anchorage AK

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~53s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3DBBX3YMAQ0ZGVQ23T25FZW
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f2652284bdd55b3493b9313fc322a2088e4dbd02.001.1
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.7304
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
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEHWW
NationalWeatherServiceHWW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierNPWALU
WMOidentifierWWAK72 PAFC 252235
NWSheadlineHIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT SATURDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260927T0000Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-26T16:00:00-08:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.60a5147a2ba5aa9e8117a2078ce80bf87e83f010.001.1,2026-09-24T22:39:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c62ff457d5759464818206290eeeccadba148f9b.002.2,2026-09-24T11:08:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.92bc8be478183cacc5234c41c8c03cc7acf403e2.002.1,2026-09-24T22:00:00-08:00
Locations

Location data

  • Unalaska and Nikolski
NameValue
SAME002016
UGCAKZ785