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High Wind Watch issued October 20 at 2:20PM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
High Wind Watch · St Lawrence Island. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
- Bulletin issued
- 20 October 2026 at 22:20 UTC
- First saved by us
- 20 October 2026 at 22:25 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 21 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Fairbanks AK · St Lawrence Island
- Certainty / urgency
- Possible / Future
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 22 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC / 25 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A rain/snow mix is expected Thursday night into early Friday morning. Combined with the strong winds, periods of reduced visibility due to blowing snow are possible. Precipitation shifts to mostly rain by midday Friday.
Instructions in this archived message
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
The saved record
What changed
0 updates · 1 first record
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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 22:25 UTC
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First saved record
Our first saved version of High Wind Watch issued October 20 at 2:20PM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 22:20 UTC
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