Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 24, 2011, 7:37 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 24, 2011, 7:37 PM AKDT (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2011, 11:47 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
042 WWAK71 PAFC 250337 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 737 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 AKZ101-250900- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0032.111025T0337Z-111025T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 737 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT TUESDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT TUESDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT 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. && $$ AKZ125-251645- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0026.111025T1300Z-111026T0000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 737 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...EAST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE PEAK WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ135-251645- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0026.111025T1300Z-111026T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 737 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE PEAK WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
898 WWAK71 PAFC 250747 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1147 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 AKZ101-250900- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-111025T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1147 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ AKZ125-252100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0026.111025T1300Z-111026T0000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1147 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...EAST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE PEAK WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. 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. && $$ AKZ135-252100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0026.111025T1300Z-111026T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 1147 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH THE PEAK WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO NEARBY STRUCTURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 24, 6:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Oct 25, 12:08 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Oct 25, 12:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 7:07 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Oct 25, 7:15 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Oct 25, 9:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Oct 25, 10:53 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 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.