URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
432 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017
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NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
432 AM AKST THU JAN 5 2017
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
AKST SATURDAY...
* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS DOWN TO VALDEZ.
* WIND...NORTH TO EAST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 95 MPH.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS
WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
* 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.
Stay safe up there Lucy!