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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 14, 2026, 7:58 PM AKDT for Kusilvak Census Area, Nome Census Area, Alaska. It took effect at Sep 14, 2026, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2026, 7:58 PM AKDT (03:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 14, 2026, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2026, 2:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
Counties Kusilvak Census Area, AK, Nome Census Area, AK
The radar
The Nome radar (PAEC), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 1:02 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Savoonga, AK | Mesonet station SVXA2 1 WNW Savoonga. |
| Sep 15, 2:32 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Gambell, AK | Mesonet station GBXA2 Gambell. |
| Sep 15, 3:40 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Scammon Bay, AK | AWOS station PACM Scammon Bay. |
| Sep 15, 4:56 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Hooper Bay, AK | AWOS station PAHP Hooper Bay. |
| Sep 15, 4:59 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Chevak, AK | AWOS station PAVA Chevak. |
| Sep 15, 5:06 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Brevig Mission, AK | AWOS station PFKT Brevig Mission. |
| Sep 15, 8:52 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Marshall, AK | AWOS station PADM Marshall. |
| Sep 15, 10:28 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Saint Marys, AK | AWOS station PASM Saint Marys. |
| Sep 15, 11:03 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Mountain Village, AK | AWOS station PAMO Mountain Village. |
| Sep 15, 11:57 AM AKDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Reindeer River, AK | Mesonet station RDRA2 Reindeer River. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nome Ap, (POME), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
538 WWAK72 PAFG 150358 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 758 PM AKDT Mon Sep 14 2026 AKZ825-160000- /O.UPG.PAFG.HW.A.0009.260915T1500Z-260916T1800Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0013.260915T1200Z-260916T1200Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including the cities of Nunam Iqua, Chevak, Kotlik, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Mountain Village, and Alakanuk 758 PM AKDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Winds will shift to the west sometime late Tuesday morning to early Tuesday afternoon. * WHERE...Yukon Delta Coast, particularly areas around Hooper Bay and Chevak. * WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 4 AM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ AKZ827-160000- /O.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0013.260915T0600Z-260916T0600Z/ St Lawrence Island- Including the cities of Savoonga and Gambell 758 PM AKDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Winds will shift to the northwest through the day on Tuesday. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ AKZ830-851-852-160000- /O.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0032.260915T1800Z-260917T0000Z/ Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys-North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range-Upper Kuskokwim Valley- Including the cities of Farewell Lake, Takotna, McGrath, Anvik, Grayling, Nikolai, Holy Cross, and Shageluk 758 PM AKDT Mon Sep 14 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Winds will shift to the southwest Wednesday morning. * WHERE...Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys, North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range, and Upper Kuskokwim Valley. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 4 PM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Travel could be difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ JT
1 follow-up statement
453 WWAK72 PAFG 152205 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 205 PM AKDT Tue Sep 15 2026 AKZ825-152315- /O.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260916T1200Z/ Yukon Delta Coast- Including the cities of Scammon Bay, Mountain Village, Chevak, Alakanuk, Emmonak, Kotlik, Nunam Iqua, and Hooper Bay 205 PM AKDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Winds may continue to gust around 30 to 40 mph as the low continues to moves into the Norton Sound. $$ AKZ827-152315- /O.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260916T0600Z/ St Lawrence Island- Including the cities of Savoonga and Gambell 205 PM AKDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Winds may continue to gust around 30 to 40 mph as the low continues to moves into the Norton Sound. $$ AKZ830-851-852-170000- /O.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-260917T0000Z/ Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys-North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range-Upper Kuskokwim Valley- Including the cities of Nikolai, Shageluk, Farewell Lake, Grayling, Holy Cross, Anvik, Takotna, and McGrath 205 PM AKDT Tue Sep 15 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Winds will shift to the southwest Wednesday morning. * WHERE...Lower Yukon and Innoko Valleys, North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range, and Upper Kuskokwim Valley. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Travel could be difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ ST
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:46 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:48 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:49 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.