Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 4, 2011, 4:11 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 5, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Sep 4, 2011, 4:11 PM AKDT (00:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2011, 12:27 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
129 WWAK71 PAFC 050011 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... .A VERY STRONG EARLY-FALL STORM WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY GAIN STRENGTH AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVEL THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. AKZ125-051315- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0029.110905T1800Z-110906T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 411 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM * WIND...40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...10 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
450 WWAK71 PAFC 050437 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 837 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... .A VERY STRONG EARLY-FALL STORM WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY GAIN STRENGTH AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVEL THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE REGION POSSIBLY RESULTING IN GUSTS TO 75 MPH NEAR CORDOVA. AKZ125-051800- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0029.110905T1800Z-110906T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 837 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM * WIND...40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...10 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ135-051800- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0023.110906T0300Z-110906T1800Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 837 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING CORDOVA * WIND...35 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
164 WWAK71 PAFC 051233 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 433 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM TO IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... .A VERY STRONG EARLY-FALL LOW IS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVEL THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AS WELL AS IN THE CORDOVA AREA. AKZ135-061315- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0023.110906T0300Z-110906T1800Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0029.110905T2100Z-110906T1800Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 433 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING CORDOVA * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...1 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ125-061315- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0029.110905T1800Z-110906T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 433 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM * WIND...EAST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...10 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
151 WWAK71 PAFC 060024 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 424 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT STORM IMPACTING SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA... .A VERY STRONG EARLY-FALL LOW HAS DEVELOPED SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TODAY. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING...BRINGING DANGEROUS WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AKZ125-061300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 424 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM * WIND...EAST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...VALID THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ135-061300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 424 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING CORDOVA * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH * TIMING...VALID THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVELING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
169 WWAK71 PAFC 060827 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1227 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 AKZ125-135-060930- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-110906T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS...CORDOVA 1227 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 days | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:12 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 4, 8:37 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 4, 9:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Sep 4, 9:10 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 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.