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High Wind Watch issued October 5 at 8:51PM AKDT until October 8 at 10:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
A high wind watch covers Shemya and Attu Islands, with southwest winds of 50–70 mph and gusts up to 90 mph possible. The watch period runs from Wednesday morning through Thursday morning.
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters, travel-and-transportation, energy-and-resources
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 2/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 4/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 4/10
Why it matters
The alert says winds could move loose debris, damage property, cause power outages, and make travel difficult.

