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High Wind Warning 24, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Apr 3, 2011, 4:08 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 3, 2011, 4:08 PM AKDT (00:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
877 WWAK72 PAFC 040008 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ185-040115- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110404T0000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 408 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ AKZ191-041315- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0017.110404T1200Z-110404T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0024.110404T0600Z-110404T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 408 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL TRACK TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
2 follow-up statements
645 WWAK72 PAFC 040614 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1014 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 AKZ191-041500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110404T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1014 PM AKDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT MONDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 75 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR WINDS TO THEN WEAKEN AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKS FURTHER INTO THE BERING DURING THE DAY MONDAY. 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. && $$ JAM
429 WWAK72 PAFC 041511 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 711 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 AKZ191-041615- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110404T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 711 AM AKDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING LEVELS ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. EXPECT WEST WIND GUSTING TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING TO DIMINISH TO 40 MPH OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 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.