NWS Fairbanks AKHW.W 0013September 14, 2026
High Wind Warning: Yukon Delta Coast, AK
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a high wind warning for Yukon Delta Coast in Alaska, which was in force until 4:00 a.m. local time on September 16. It was the 13th high wind warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026. Alaska had 4 high wind warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Alaska's high wind warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 24 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fairbanks AK
- Area
- Yukon Delta Coast
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:58 p.m. AKDT, September 14, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 a.m. AKDT, September 15, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 a.m. AKDT, September 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG HW.W 0013
- 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...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.
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.