High Wind Watch issued October 18 at 2:18PM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK

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* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Municipality of Skagway. * WHEN...From Monday evening through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds could blow around unsecured objects and damage property. Travel could be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will quickly increase overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, with the strongest gusts peaking through midday. Winds will begin to decrease through Wednesday afternoon. Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Ensure boats and vessels are secure.

Event time
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Provider
NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
AK, US
Severity
Severe
area
Municipality of Skagway
event
High Wind Watch
onset
2026-10-19T19:00:00-08:00
states
["AK"]
urgency
Future
certainty
Possible
effective
2026-10-18T14:18:00-08:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.906974e8af1f5c1130bd037bce2930d3ecbeabcd.006.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d13abb9980855690b7b0c4b9033bd6db0bc0f3d.006.1"]
instruction
Winds this strong can make travel difficult. Use extra caution. Ensure boats and vessels are secure.
message type
Update
location basis
Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
freshness minutes
60
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