Residents across portions of Southcentral Alaska, including the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage area, should prepare for unusually strong winds this weekend as a storm system moves north through the Gulf of Alaska.
The National Weather Service issued a weather statement Saturday morning warning that strong, gusty winds are expected to develop Saturday and continue into Sunday morning, impacting communities from Anchorage to Homer.
Forecasters say winds will begin increasing along Turnagain Arm and Portage Valley late Saturday morning, before spreading into the Anchorage Bowl by the afternoon. The strongest conditions in Anchorage are expected along the city’s west side…