Alert archive / Alaska / Ashfall Advisories in 2009
Ashfall Advisory 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this ashfall advisory at Mar 28, 2009, 5:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 5:15 AM AKDT (13:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2009, 12:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 281315 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 515 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 AKZ145-282000- /X.EXP.PAFC.AF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090328T1300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.AF.Y.0009.090328T1315Z-090328T2000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 515 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF SKWENTNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED AN ASHFALL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A SERIES OF ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT REDOUBT OVERNIGHT HAS SENT ASH NORTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF SKWENTNA. EXPECT A TRACE TO ONE EIGHTH INCH ACCUMULATION OF ASH THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. 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 AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$ AKZ101-290215- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0007.090329T1000Z-090330T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 515 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND CHANNEL STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 281405 CCA NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 515 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 AKZ145-282000- /X.EXP.PAFC.AF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090328T1300Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.AF.Y.0009.090328T1315Z-090328T2000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 515 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF SKWENTNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED AN ASHFALL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A SERIES OF ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT REDOUBT OVERNIGHT HAS SENT ASH NORTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SOUTH OF SKWENTNA. EXPECT A TRACE TO ONE EIGHTH INCH ACCUMULATION OF ASH THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. 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 AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$ AKZ101-290215- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0007.090329T1000Z-090330T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 515 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND CHANNEL STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 282000 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 AKZ145-282100- /X.EXP.PAFC.AF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090328T2000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1200 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKDT TODAY... THE ASHFALL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKDT TODAY. || $$ AKZ101-290900- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0007.090329T1000Z-090330T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0013.090329T1000Z-090330T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1200 PM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY ALONG THE HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND CHANNEL STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 27, 4:13 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 27, 9:36 PM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:33 PM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:07 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:07 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:15 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:29 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 28, 5:29 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Mar 28, 11:49 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Mar 28, 12:00 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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Sources
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