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High Wind Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2011, 4:06 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2011, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 15, 2011, 4:06 PM AKST (01:06 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 15, 2011, 11:00 PM AKST
Expired: Feb 16, 2011, 11:29 AM AKST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

153 
WWAK72 PAFC 160106
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
406 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

AKZ191-161415-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0010.110216T0900Z-110217T0300Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0016.110216T0800Z-110217T0000Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
406 PM AKST TUE FEB 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM
AKST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE WEST AND NORTH OF THE
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO
50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY FROM THE
REGION.


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.

&&

$$

2 follow-up statements

506 
WWAK72 PAFC 161255
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

AKZ191-170000-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
355 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...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. 

A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND
NORTH OF THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50
TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION.

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.

&&

$$

367 
WWAK72 PAFC 162029
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1129 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

AKZ191-162130-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
1129 AM AKST WED FEB 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

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

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	3 days
Feb 16, 4:23 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	8 hr
Feb 16, 12:18 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	6 hr

Nearby

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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.