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High Wind Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 2, 2011, 9:26 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 3, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Dec 2, 2011, 9:26 PM AKST (06:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2011, 3:42 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
043 WWAK72 PAFC 030626 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 926 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 AKZ195-040200- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0045.111203T1500Z-111204T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 926 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING PEAK WINDS AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
337 WWAK72 PAFC 040042 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 AKZ195-040145- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-111204T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 342 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:25 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:41 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:41 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 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.