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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 8, 2011, 3:16 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2011, 7:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 8, 2011, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2011, 7:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2011, 2:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
211 WWAK72 PAFC 090016 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 AKZ187-091000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.110109T0400Z-110109T1000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 316 PM AKST SAT JAN 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM AKST SUNDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WEST CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS EVENING. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE AWAY LATE TONIGHT AND THE WINDS LOOK TO WEAKEN. 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. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
725 WWAK72 PAFC 090924 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1224 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 AKZ187-091400- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110109T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1224 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE WEST CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL QUICKLY MOVE AWAY LATE TONIGHT AND THE WINDS LOOK TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
434 WWAK72 PAFC 091135 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 235 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 AKZ187-091245- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110109T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 235 AM AKST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHING BELOW WARNING LEVEL BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 6:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 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.