Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jun 1, 2011, 7:06 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 2, 2011, 8:00 AM AKDT. 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
- Jun 1, 2011, 7:06 PM AKDT (03:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2011, 8:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2011, 2:34 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525 WWAK72 PAFC 020306 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 706 PM AKDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...A STRONG LATE SPRING STORM LOOKS TO BRING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS THURSDAY TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA... AKZ181-030300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0022.110602T1600Z-110603T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0027.110602T1600Z-110603T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 706 PM AKDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR CHANNELED TERRAIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN THURSDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL NEAR THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA WITH RAIN AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...EXPECT DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 75 TO 85 MPH. WINDS THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH AS THE FRONT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND THE LOW WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY 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. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
273 WWAK72 PAFC 021659 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 859 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...STRONG LATE-SPRING STORM IMPACTING THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... AKZ181-030300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0022.000000T0000Z-110603T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0027.110602T1659Z-110603T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 859 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA WEAKENS AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES TO THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
520 WWAK72 PAFC 022234 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 234 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 AKZ181-022345- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 234 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH FROM THE WEST AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jun 2, 2:37 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 10:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 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.