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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 1, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 1, 2011, 5:10 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2011, 5:10 AM AKST (14:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST
Expired
Jan 2, 2011, 5:12 AM AKST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

351 
WWAK71 PAFC 011410
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
510 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011

AKZ101-020315-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0001.110101T1800Z-110102T1800Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0001.110101T1800Z-110102T1500Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
510 AM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
AKST SUNDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM AKST
SUNDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AN APPROACHING FRONT AND TIGHTENING GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
WILL PRODUCE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 85
MPH ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING
THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
197 
WWAK71 PAFC 020106
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
406 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011

AKZ101-021415-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1500Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
406 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT AND TIGHTENING GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
IS PRODUCING SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 
85 MPH ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IS
EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
453 
WWAK71 PAFC 020120 CCA
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
419 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011

AKZ101-021445-
/X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1500Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
419 PM AKST SAT JAN 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

AN APPROACHING FRONT AND TIGHTENING GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
IS PRODUCING SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 
85 MPH ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IS
EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$
320 
WWAK71 PAFC 021412
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
512 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011


AKZ101-021515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T1500Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
512 AM AKST SUN JAN 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

WINDS HAVE SLOWLY DIMINISHED THIS MORNING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Dec 31, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Dec 31, 6:46 PM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAFC20 hr
Dec 31, 6:46 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 1, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 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.