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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 13, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 13, 2011, 11:14 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
Feb 13, 2011, 11:14 AM AKST (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2011, 3:12 PM AKST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

550 
WWAK72 PAFC 132014
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1114 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

AKZ181-140600-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0013.110213T2014Z-110214T0600Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1114 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR LENARD
HARBOR AND KING COVE AIRPORT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BLOW THROUGH
LENARD HARBOR AND KING COVE AIRPORT THROUGH 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
478 
WWAK72 PAFC 140012
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
312 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

AKZ181-140115-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
312 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY IN THE KING COVE AREA. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST
WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. A
BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:46 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 12:09 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC4 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.