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High Wind Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Dec 5, 2009, 6:17 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 6, 2009, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 5, 2009, 6:17 AM AKST (15:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2009, 5:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2009, 2:53 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 051517 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 617 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 AKZ161-060000- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091206T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 617 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ AKZ185-051800- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091205T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 617 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ195-051800- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091205T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 617 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ AKZ181-060445- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0021.091206T1400Z-091207T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 617 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 80 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING.| PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 051522 CCA NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 621 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 AKZ161-060000- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091206T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 621 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ AKZ185-051800- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091205T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 621 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ195-051800- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091205T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 621 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS 80 TO 90 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ AKZ181-060500- /X.COR.PAFC.HW.A.0021.091206T1400Z-091207T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 621 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS 80 MPH SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 051628 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 728 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 AKZ185-195-051730- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091205T1800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS-PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI...SAINT PAUL 728 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTH WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ161-060000- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091206T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 728 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ181-060530- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0021.091206T1400Z-091207T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 728 AM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. 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. && $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 052353 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 253 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 AKZ181-061600- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0021.091206T1400Z-091207T1300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0036.091206T1500Z-091207T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 253 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ161-060400- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-091206T0400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 253 PM AKST SAT DEC 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN NORTH OF KING SALMON. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 5, 6:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 5, 2:53 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 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.