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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
547 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025

AKZ731-090700-
Valdez-
Including the city of Valdez
547 PM AKST Mon Dec 8 2025

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS VALDEZ THIS EVENING...

An upper trough is pushing across Southcentral this evening with
the resulting pressure gradient across the Central Chugach
promoting gusts anywhere from 55 to as high as 65 mph into Valdez.
Winds have likely peaked as of 530pm AKST, though higher gusts
may linger for the next couple of hours. Winds are expected to
slowly decrease tonight though early Tuesday morning. Expected
winds by midday on Tuesday should be on the order of 10 to 15 mph
with gusts to around 20 mph.

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