Unalaska, AK – Unalaska shut down this afternoon in preparation for a storm that looks less and less likely as the afternoon rolls on. The National Weather Service initially anticipated winds hitting the island at up to 80 mph and still has a high wind warning in effect through midnight tonight, but the weather station at the Unalaska Airport reports that today's wind speeds haven't topped 45 mph.

Nevertheless, many city services were shut down in anticipation of worsening weather. School was cancelled for the afternoon at both Eagle View Elementary and the Unalaska City School. City Hall, the Departments of Public Works and Public Utilities, the landfill and the Aquatics Center are all closed down as well. The rest of the Department of Parks, Culture and Recreation, including the library, will close early, at 6 p.m., and the City Council's work session scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at the library has been rescheduled for Thursday.

The Department of Public Safety's travel advisory is still in effect. They're advising people to stay off the roads, in particular Captain Bay's Road, as much as possible until conditions clear.