...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Cold Weather Advisory, dangerously cold wind chill temperatures as low as 15 below expected. For the High Wind Watch, northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 65 mph or higher possible. * WHERE...For Cold Weather Advisory, City and Borough of Juneau. For High Wind Warning and Watch, Downtown Juneau, Thane and South Douglas. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 6 AM AKST Friday. For the Cold Weather Advisory, until noon AKST Sunday. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday evening through early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...High winds will blow around unsecured objects and may damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult. Frostbite and hypothermia are possible if exposed to these temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The high wind gusts are mainly expected around the Downtown Juneau and South Douglas areas southward to Thane. Gusts to 60 mph are expected through early Friday morning. Conditions are looking very likely for a strong Taku Wind event to occur this weekend, with an increased confidence in the peak wind gusts 60 mph or higher being for Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. Confidence has increased on this time frame for the highest expected gusts, but uncertainty still remains on when the mountain wave activity will start Saturday night into Sunday morning, and for how long into Monday morning they may last. Fluctuations in wind speeds still remain in the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday and late Sunday into Monday. Cold wind chills down to 15 below are also likely across the area through the weekend. Temperatures affected by Taku winds will not see as cold of temperatures, but could still see wind chills below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The coldest wind chill temperatures will be at higher elevations, like Eagle Crest. 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 &&
