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WWAK71 PAFC 090105
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
405 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008


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WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
405 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.

EAST WINDS IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM WILL STEADILY
INCREASE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...PEAKING SUNDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS OF
45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.

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