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High Wind Watch 5, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 9, 2025Aleutians West Census Area, Bethel Census Area, Alaska

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Oct 9, 2025, 1:56 PM HADT for Aleutians West Census Area, Bethel Census Area, Alaska. It took effect at Oct 11, 2025, 6:00 PM HADT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 9, 2025, 1:56 PM HADT (22:56 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 11, 2025, 6:00 PM HADT
Expired: Oct 10, 2025, 10:46 AM HADT
In force
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

Counties Aleutians West Census Area, AK, Bethel Census Area, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Oct 9, 4:36 AM HADT, 9 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 4:36 AM HADT, 9 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 9, 10:07 AM HADT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Local storm report, Oct 9, 10:54 AM HADT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 8, 3:17 PM HADT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 8, 3:17 PM HADT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 8, 3:17 PM HADT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Oct 9, 2:56 AM HADT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Oct 9, 2:56 AM HADT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Oct 9, 3:29 AM HADT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Oct 9, 2:08 PM HADT	Gale Warning	AFC	61 hr
Oct 9, 2:08 PM HADT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	25 hr
Oct 9, 2:08 PM HADT	Storm Warning	AFC	25 hr

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Sources

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