Wind Advisory 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

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WWAK71 PAFC 241215
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
415 AM AKDT Tue Mar 24 2026

AKZ711-250130-
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0009.260324T2100Z-260325T2100Z/
Lower Matanuska Valley-
Including the cities of Wasilla, Palmer, and Big Lake
415 AM AKDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM 
AKDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lower Matanuska Valley.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 1 PM AKDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few 
  power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be strongest Tuesday night and 
  will be directed toward Wasilla and the Parks Highway corridor. 
  Palmer will see comparatively lower wind speeds, but still gusty. 
  The strongest winds will diminish by Wednesday afternoon, but 
  winds remain gusty through Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

033 
WWAK71 PAFC 242259
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
259 PM AKDT Tue Mar 24 2026

AKZ711-251400-
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260325T2100Z/
Lower Matanuska Valley-
Including the cities of Palmer, Wasilla, and Big Lake
259 PM AKDT Tue Mar 24 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lower Matanuska Valley.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM AKDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few 
  power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be strongest tonight and will be 
  directed toward Wasilla and the Parks Highway corridor. Palmer 
  will see comparatively lower wind speeds, but still gusty. The 
  strongest winds will diminish by Wednesday afternoon, but winds 
  remain gusty through Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

670 
WWAK71 PAFC 251211
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
411 AM AKDT Wed Mar 25 2026

AKZ711-252100-
/O.CON.PAFC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260325T2100Z/
Lower Matanuska Valley-
Including the cities of Palmer, Wasilla, and Big Lake
411 AM AKDT Wed Mar 25 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Lower Matanuska Valley.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM AKDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few 
  power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest observed wind gusts since 12am 
  Wednesday have ranged from 50 to 55 mph for the eastern portion of 
  Wasilla up into Palmer. The strongest gusts will diminish this 
  afternoon, but winds will remain gusty into Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

751 
WWAK71 PAFC 252053
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1253 PM AKDT Wed Mar 25 2026

AKZ711-252200-
/O.EXP.PAFC.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260325T2100Z/
Lower Matanuska Valley-
Including the cities of Big Lake, Palmer, and Wasilla
1253 PM AKDT Wed Mar 25 2026

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds will continue to gust between 35 to 45 mph at times through 
the rest of today and into Thursday morning before diminishing 
further Thursday afternoon. With wind gusts not persistently hitting 
50 mph, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

DAN

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
501 AM AKDT Mon Mar 23 2026

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)...

A high amplitude 500 mb ridge has built over the Bering,
amplifying the upper level pattern and bringing a weak a
northeasterly jet over mainland and Southcentral Alaska.  The
overall thinking is that gap winds for the Matanuska Valley will
begin to increase again Tuesday into Wednesday. A northeast to
southwest oriented temperature and pressure gradient between the
Matanuska Valley and the Copper River Basin is enough to support
another round of 40 to 60 mph winds moving through the Valley with
the correct forcing. This forcing is looking more likely as the
shortwaves are taking on a northeast to southwest trajectory right
over the Mat Valley.

Beyond Wednesday, the upper level pattern looks almost steady-
state except the troughing becomes more broad in nature. The one
and perhaps only location to watch for any notable precipitation
would be Kodiak Island in the event one of these more compact Gulf
lows moves closer to the area.

-AM/CJ

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
(Days 1 through 3: This afternoon through Wednesday evening)...

The warming trend will continue over mainland Southwest Alaska
through the short-term period, along with drier conditions. The
low in the Gulf of Alaska continues to persist as does the strong
ridge in the central Bering Sea. This configuration, allows for
northerly flow and dry air to continue flowing into Southwest.

Gusty northerly gap winds will continue across the Alaska
Peninsula (AKPEN) through the short-term as the synoptic pattern
persists as discussed above. Snow shower activity has largely been
held in check by the loss of cold air advection and weak forcing.
This evening, an upper-level shortwave dropping in from the north
may increase showers along the AKPen into Tuesday morning. There
remains some uncertainty on how long snow showers persist along
the AKPEN after Tuesday morning due to additional upper waves
moving overhead with not a lot of cold air advection present.

Farther out west, a gale-force front, originating from a North
Pacific low south of Kamchatka, moves into the western Bering Sea
and Western Aleutians the rest of today through Monday. The front
and its southeasterly gale-force winds weaken back to small crafts
by Sunday afternoon. Light to moderate rain remains over Shemya
the rest of this afternoon through Monday morning before the best
moisture axis shifts east towards Kiska Island and Amchitka. Due
to the strength of the central Bering ridge, the Central Aleutians
(Adak/Atka) look to remain dry as the front weakens in place to
their west. Another front approaches the western Bering and
Western Aleutians by Wednesday afternoon and evening bringing
another round of rain and southeast winds to Shemya.

-DAN/CL

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Thursday through
Sunday)...

The start of the long term forecast on Thursday is similar to
what has been seen, troughing over Southcentral ridging over the
Bering. Surface features in the Gulf of Alaska are uncertain with
a low positioned somewhere. Depending on where it is, more or less
precipitation and winds will impact the Gulf Coast. Regardless,
inland areas will remain drier with lighter winds. The pattern
remains similar through Sunday for Southcentral, with the low
meandering around the Gulf.

Southwest Alaska's pattern is similarly uncertain. The ridge in
the Bering is expected to gradually breakdown through Sunday, with
an upper low encroaching from the west. Depending on which model
you look at, a front will slowly make its way eastward, bringing
gusty winds and precipitation, but it is very uncertain if the
low will survive once it reaches the Pribilof Islands. Southerly
flow will accompany this front, so warm air advection is also
expected in the Bering. The Southwest Mainland is expected to
remain under a colder air mass, temperatures will remain on the
colder side through Sunday.

-JAR

&&

.AVIATION...

PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist.

&&