Storm Warning — Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM

Storm Warning — Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 23:49 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).

Storm Warning issued October 7 at 3:49PM AKDT until October 8 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. .TONIGHT...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 20 ft. .THU...S winds 45 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

Where this happened

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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 37.100°, -95.700°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.

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Timeline and sources

1. 7 Oct 2026, 23:50 UTC · received · event time 7 Oct 2026, 23:49 UTC
   First report Official warning

   First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.

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