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High Wind Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2011, 4:16 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2011, 8:00 AM 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 23, 2011, 4:16 AM AKST (13:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2011, 8:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2011, 12:42 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
120 WWAK72 PAFC 231316 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 416 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 AKZ191-240100- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0011.110223T1800Z-110224T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0019.110223T1700Z-110224T0100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 416 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF KISKA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEST OF KISKA THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THESE NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY SNOWFALL...WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE WEST. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
587 WWAK72 PAFC 232142 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1242 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 AKZ191-232245- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110224T0100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1242 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CHANGED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 75 MPH TO 90 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE HIGH WND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:01 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 9:15 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:42 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 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.