...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AN INTENSE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY.
COLD ADVECTION AND A TIGHT GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW
MAY INCREASE WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AS THE LOW MOVES EAST FRIDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.
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