Warning Vector

Wind Advisory

NWS Anchorage AK ยท US

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Details

Wind Advisory Now In Effect From 3 AM To Noon AKST Tuesday

Event
Wind Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Moderate
Certainty
Likely
Response
Execute

Description

What

East to winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts between 55 and 65 mph expected.

Where

Whittier, Portage Valley, and East Turnagain Arm.

When

From 3 AM to noon AKST Tuesday.

Impacts

Travel could be difficult, especially high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result.

Additional details

The strongest winds are now expected to linger later into Tuesday morning, so the timing of the Wind Advisory has been shifted by several hours. The strongest winds are forecast between approximately 3am and 9am. Portage Valley will see the strongest winds, with a few gusts up to 70 mph possible.

Instructions

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Affected areas

  • East Turnagain Arm
  • Portage
  • West Prince William Sound & Whittier

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Anchorage AK

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m3s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M71PFM2KFQ3QHVNTF2AVJCEV
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.257049f3b094d9c6d06cb60360c26a387a0c91b8.001.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Anchorage AK
AWIPS ID
CAPAFC
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.7719
WMO heading
XOAK51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
Alaska (AK)
WMO bulletin number
51

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceWIY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierNPWAER
WMOidentifierWWAK71 PAFC 100301
NWSheadlineWIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON AKST TUESDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
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eventEndingTime2026-11-10T12:00:00-09:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferences[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dccc44df573f1964652a593f2f59ece6d5ef20fa.003.1,2026-11-09T09:32:00-09:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a9b5a1e7d1866aad7a6f431ed72ba32b159b941.001.1,2026-11-09T05:38:00-09:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.da97cb69d59c8f51751ad51d4faacf33e7d88e6f.002.1,2026-11-09T04:57:00-09:00
Locations

Location data

  • East Turnagain Arm
  • Portage
  • West Prince William Sound & Whittier
NameValue
SAME002020
SAME002063
UGCAKZ703
UGCAKZ704
UGCAKZ728