Special Weather Statement
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515 WWAK82 PAFC 241629 SPSALU SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 829 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2026 AKZ781-241830- Aleutians East Borough- Including the cities of Sand Point, King Cove, and Akutan 829 AM AKDT Thu Sep 24 2026 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING... A strong frontal system and low pressure system is moving across the Alaska Peninsula this morning. Winds have quickly increased with wind gusts ranging from 45 to 75 mph, with the strongest gusts around Cold Bay. These southerly wind gusts are expected to peak in intensity by 10 AM before slowly diminishing and becoming more southwesterly. Winds will shift back to the south this evening with wind gusts increasing to between 40 and 60 mph. $$