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High Wind Warning
Issued: 6:43 PM Nov. 19, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 3 PM AKST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...High winds will blow around unsecured objects and may damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong front will push into the southern half of the panhandle through Wednesday morning, bringing a long duration of strong wind gusts up to 50 mph for Baranof Island through the majority of Wednesday. The strongest wind gusts, up to 60 mph, are expected through 3 pm Wednesday. Latest information has very little change on the magnitude of the gusts, nor the duration of high wind gusts up to 60 mph. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure vessels and loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Report any damage to the National Weather Service by visiting weather.gov/Juneau/StormReports &&
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