Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 13, 2011, 5:08 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 13, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 13, 2011, 5:08 AM AKST (14:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2011, 3:53 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
229 WWAK71 PAFC 131408 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 AKZ111-140200- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.110113T1800Z-110114T0200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 508 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH LATER THIS MORNING AND CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME STRONGER. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN DIMINISH A BIT TONIGHT...BUT WILL NOT DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
678 WWAK71 PAFC 140053 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 AKZ111-140200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110114T0200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 353 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST CORE OF WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...HOWEVER WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:02 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:16 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 13, 10:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:34 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 11 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.