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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this wind advisory at Feb 15, 2026, 10:54 AM AKST for Chugach Census Area, Alaska. It took effect at Feb 16, 2026, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2026, 10:54 AM AKST (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2026, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2026, 2:31 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
County Chugach Census Area, AK
The radar
The Middleton Island radar (PAIH), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Anchorage Iap/Pt. Campbe, (PANC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 195 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
378 WWAK71 PAFC 151954 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1054 AM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 AKZ731-161600- /O.NEW.PAFC.WI.Y.0002.260216T1200Z-260217T0300Z/ Valdez- Including the cities of Valdez 1054 AM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Valdez. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 6 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Blowing and drifting snow is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds and gusts will occur mid-morning Monday through early Monday afternoon. Northeast winds will begin to diminish late afternoon Monday through the evening hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ DN
2 follow-up statements
512 WWAK71 PAFC 161242 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 342 AM AKST Mon Feb 16 2026 AKZ731-170300- /O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260217T0300Z/ Valdez- Including the cities of Valdez 342 AM AKST Mon Feb 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Valdez. * WHEN...Until 6 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Blowing and drifting snow is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds and gusts will occur mid-morning Monday through early Monday afternoon. Northeast winds will begin to diminish late afternoon Monday through the evening hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ PP
478 WWAK71 PAFC 162331 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 231 PM AKST Mon Feb 16 2026 AKZ731-170045- /O.CAN.PAFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260217T0300Z/ Valdez- Including the cities of Valdez 231 PM AKST Mon Feb 16 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Gusty winds continue to decrease across Valdez this afternoon and have remained well under 50 mph. Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to be canceled. $$ DAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 3:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:59 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | Anchorage Municipality, Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna | 8 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:12 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | Bethel Census Area | 37 hr |
| Feb 15, 11:12 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | Dillingham Census Area | 37 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.