Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 13, 2011, 4:06 PM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Oct 13, 2011, 4:06 PM AKDT (00:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 14, 2011, 6:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
665 WWAK71 PAFC 140006 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...POSSIBLY BRINGING DANGEROUS WINDS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. AKZ125-140115- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0024.111014T1500Z-111015T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 406 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM ON FRIDAY. EAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$ AKZ101-141315- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0024.111014T1200Z-111015T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0030.111014T1200Z-111015T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 406 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATION ON FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 4AM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
3 follow-up statements
228 WWAK71 PAFC 141306 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 A STORM SYSTEM IN BRISTOL BAY IS MOVING A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS BUILT ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND WILL REMAIN STRONG INTO FRIDAY EVENING. AKZ101-150600- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-111015T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 506 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS 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. && $$
511 WWAK71 PAFC 142359 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA IS BRINGING DANGEROUS WINDS TO WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. AKZ101-150600- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-111015T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 359 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
161 WWAK71 PAFC 150230 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 630 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 AKZ101-150330- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-111015T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 630 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 10:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.