HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 753 PM AST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 900 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY
INCREASING SOUTHEAST WIND TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO
75 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 753 PM AST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 900 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
SUNDAY NIGHT.
A VERY STRONG STORM IS TRACKING JUST EAST OF SHEMYA INTO THE
SOUTHERN BERING TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING LATER
TONIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL
RAPIDLY INCREASE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS 50 TO
60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH TO DEVELOP WEST OF KISKA AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY SUNDAY WHILE SPREADING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
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HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 753 PM AST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 900 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING WEST OF ATKA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
A VERY STRONG STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SUNDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL THEN DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...EVEN
STRONGER WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 65 MPH BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE WEST OF ATKA. WINDS
WILL THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW TRACKS SOUTHEASTWARD
AND PUSHED THE STRONGEST WINDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.
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BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 408 PM AST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 530 AM AST SUN NOV 29 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
SUNDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 60
TO 75 MPH AS HEAVY SNOW BEGINS TO FALL. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID 30S
AND WINDS DECREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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