Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 2, 2011, 3:58 PM AKST. It was in force for 20 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
- Mar 2, 2011, 3:58 PM AKST (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2011, 11:42 AM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
748 WWAK71 PAFC 030058 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 AKZ111-031500- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0014.110303T1000Z-110303T2000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0021.110303T1000Z-110304T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 358 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SURFACE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN PEAK LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR DURING THIS PERIOD. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ AKZ131-031500- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0021.110303T0058Z-110303T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 358 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THOMPSON PASS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS FROM THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THE TOWN OF VALDEZ. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN PEAK LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR DURING THIS PERIOD. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
2 follow-up statements
638 WWAK71 PAFC 031409 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 509 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 AKZ131-031515- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110303T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 509 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN THE VALDEZ AREA OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL NOT DIE DOWN COMPLETELY THOUGH. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL WINDY CONDITIONS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN IN RECENT DAYS. $$ AKZ111-040100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110304T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 509 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
786 WWAK71 PAFC 032042 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1142 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011 AKZ111-032145- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110304T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1142 AM AKST THU MAR 3 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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 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.