Alert archive / Alaska / Ashfall Advisories in 2009
Ashfall Advisory 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this ashfall advisory at Mar 23, 2009, 7:18 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2009, 7:18 AM AKDT (15:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 231518 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 718 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ151-232000- /X.NEW.PAFC.AF.Y.0002.090323T1518Z-090323T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 718 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED AN ASHFALL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. REDOUBT VOLCANO AT 60.5N 152W HAS ERUPTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. ASHFALL FROM THE MOST RECENT ERUPTION HAS TRACKED NORTH- NORTHWEST ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. LIGHT ASHFALL IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING PUNTILLA AND FAREWELL LAKE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES. AVOID DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 231944 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1144 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ151-240000- /X.EXT.PAFC.AF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 1144 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE... THE ASHFALL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. ASHFALL FROM MOUNT REDOUBT CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE INCLUDING PUNTILLA. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY NEW ERUPTIONS SINCE AROUND 430AM THIS MORNING...SO THE ASHFALL IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ASH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES. AVOID DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 240005 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ151-240115- /X.EXP.PAFC.AF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 405 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE ASHFALL ADVISORY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NO FURTHER ASHFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THIS ERUPTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:32 PM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 28 min | |
| Mar 22, 11:33 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 8:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Mar 23, 12:16 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.