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High Wind Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 19, 2011, 4:34 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 19, 2011, 4:34 AM AKST (13:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2011, 5:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 11:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
413 WWAK72 PAFC 191334 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 434 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 AKZ191-200200- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0017.110219T1400Z-110220T0200Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 434 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY AND INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY LATE TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK AROUND MIDDAY THEN DIMINISH BELOW 70 MPH BY EARLY 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
721 WWAK72 PAFC 192056 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1156 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 AKZ191-192200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110220T0200Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1156 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:40 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:28 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 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.