NWS Fairbanks AKHW.W 0014October 7, 2026
High Wind Warning: Shishmaref and Bering Strait Coast, AK
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a high wind warning for Shishmaref and Bering Strait Coast in Alaska, in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 9. It was the 14th high wind warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026. Alaska had 1 high wind warning in October 2026, against 8 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alaska's high wind warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 17 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fairbanks AK
- Area
- Shishmaref and Bering Strait Coast
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:06 a.m. AKDT, October 7, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 a.m. AKDT, October 8, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. AKDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG HW.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
High Wind Warnings in Alaska since 2008Every warning type in Alaska
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast and Diomede. * WHEN...From 8 AM Thursday to 1 AM AKDT Friday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
What the agency told people to do
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.