Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 48, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 9, 2011, 10:26 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 9, 2011, 10:26 PM AKST (07:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2011, 9:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978 WWAK72 PAFC 100726 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1026 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...STRONG FRONT TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... AKZ181-102030- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0048.111210T0726Z-111210T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1026 PM AKST FRI DEC 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
576 WWAK72 PAFC 101251 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...STRONG FRONT TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... AKZ181-102100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111210T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 351 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE FRONT PASSES DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
496 WWAK72 PAFC 101835 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 935 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 AKZ181-101945- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111210T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 935 AM AKST SAT DEC 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:08 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 9, 4:33 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:05 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:29 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:29 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | 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.