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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 13, 2011, 11:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 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, 11:23 PM AKST (08:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2011, 4:14 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
640 WWAK72 PAFC 140823 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1123 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ181-141400- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0015.110214T0823Z-110214T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1123 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS PRODUCING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 75 MPH. WINDS LOOK TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ON MONDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS. 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. && $$ JAM
1 follow-up statement
228 WWAK72 PAFC 141314 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 AKZ181-141415- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 414 AM AKST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:15 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:21 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:35 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 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.