WEATHER MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... * WIND...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE...SOUTHEAST GUSTS 75 TO 90 MPH. FOR THE LOWER HILLSIDE AND EAST ANCHORAGE SOUTHEAST GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. FOR THE REST OF ANCHORAGE...SOUTHEAST GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...PEAK WINDS FOR ALL AREAS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM...THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:22:28 +0000