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High Wind Warning issued October 21 at 2:50PM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

High Wind Warning · St Lawrence Island. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 22:50 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 22:55 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

The linked daily edition preserves what we captured that UTC day; this event page is not a live warning.

Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Fairbanks AK · St Lawrence Island
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
23 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 25 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Southeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From 10 PM Thursday to 4 PM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A brief period of snow will change to rain by Friday morning. Wind will increase from the southeast overnight into Friday morning with peak gusts occurring between 4 AM and 10 AM Friday. In periods of snow, there will likely be low visibility due to falling and blowing snow.

Instructions in this archived message

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 22:55 UTC
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    Starting point

    First saved record

    Our first saved version of High Wind Warning issued October 21 at 2:50PM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 22:50 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-21T22:50:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-23T06:00:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-22T15:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Expected",
      "certainty": "Likely",
      "messageType": "Alert",
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      "coordinates": null,
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      "instruction": "People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around\nor damaged by the wind.",
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