{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.97c2a0a602f106aeb816a81b5f2d7bc8670d77c2.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 16 at 5:40AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.97c2a0a602f106aeb816a81b5f2d7bc8670d77c2.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Anchorage AK"},"word_count":194,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 16 at 5:40AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Anchorage; East Turnagain Arm; Portage; Southern Kachemak Bay; SW Kenai Peninsula; NW Kenai Peninsula; Skilak Lake; Southern Kenai Mtns; Interior Kenai Peninsula; Turnagain Pass\n**Issued by:** NWS Anchorage AK\n**Sent:** 2026-05-16T05:40:00-08:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-16T05:40:00-08:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-16T18:00:00-08:00\n\n## Description\nUnseasonably strong winds will develop Saturday in response to a\nstorm system moving northward through the Gulf of Alaska. Strong,\ngusty winds will develop along Turnagain Arm and Portage Valley\nlate Saturday morning with winds increasing across the Anchorage\nBowl by Saturday afternoon. The strongest winds are expected along\nthe west side of the Anchorage Bowl. Strong winds will also\ndevelop across the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula, including\nHomer. For interior Kenai Peninsula, gusty winds are possible\nalong east- west roadways/valleys with lighter winds along the\nnorth-south roadways/valleys.\n\n** Please use caution if driving or towing a high profile vehicle,\nor if planning any outdoor activities with easily lofted\nobjects.\n\nExpected wind gusts Saturday through Sunday morning:\n\nSustained winds of 20 to 30 mph\nGusts of 30 to 45 mph (isolated gusts to 55 mph along Turnagain\nArm and Portage)"}