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High Wind Warning issued October 20 at 12:14PM AKDT until October 20 at 2:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

High Wind Warning · City and Borough of Sitka. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

Bulletin issued
20 October 2026 at 20:14 UTC
First saved by us
20 October 2026 at 19:40 UTC
Last included in a daily record
20 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 update

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Issuer / area
NWS Juneau AK · City and Borough of Sitka
Certainty / urgency
Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end)
20 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
20 October 2026 at 20:14 UTC / 20 October 2026 at 22:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka. * WHEN...Until 2 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds will blow around unsecured objects, damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will remain elevated into Tuesday morning, with the strongest gusts peaking through midday Tuesday. Strong wind gusts will continue through Tuesday before decreasing into Tuesday evening.

Instructions in this archived message

Report any damage to the National Weather Service by visiting weather.gov/Juneau/StormReports. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Ensure boats and vessels are secured.

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    Title
    Before

    High Wind Warning issued October 20 at 11:30AM AKDT until October 20 at 2:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

    After

    High Wind Warning issued October 20 at 12:14PM AKDT until October 20 at 2:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

    Source updated
    Before

    20 October 2026 at 19:30 UTC

    After

    20 October 2026 at 20:14 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    20 October 2026 at 19:30 UTC

    After

    20 October 2026 at 20:14 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    20 October 2026 at 19:30 UTC

    After

    20 October 2026 at 20:14 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d5ff66c00a794be0a73cf2d2143f3be98551066e.003.2

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0125c4142c34d2d9175c9bd3b3fa241e7e38c994.005.1

    Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 20:14 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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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 19:40 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of High Wind Warning issued October 20 at 11:30AM AKDT until October 20 at 2:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 19:30 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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      "instruction": "Report any damage to the National Weather Service by visiting\nweather.gov/Juneau/StormReports.\n\nWinds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution.\nEnsure boats and vessels are secured.",
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    The external page may have changed since this version was saved.