Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 54, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 19, 2011, 4:09 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2011, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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 19, 2011, 4:09 PM AKST (01:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2011, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 10:35 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
900 WWAK71 PAFC 200109 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 409 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 AKZ101-201430- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0041.111221T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0054.111221T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 409 PM AKST MON DEC 19 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN PEAK EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
590 WWAK71 PAFC 201330 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 430 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210230- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0054.111221T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 430 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 55 TO 75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
451 WWAK71 PAFC 201929 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1029 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210830- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0054.111221T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1029 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ABOVE HILLSIDE DRIVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE HILLSIDE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. && $$
753 WWAK71 PAFC 202224 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 124 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210900- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0054.111221T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 124 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ABOVE HILLSIDE DRIVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE HILLSIDE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
663 WWAK71 PAFC 210126 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 426 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210900- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 426 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ABOVE HILLSIDE DRIVE. SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE HILLSIDE AND LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING, AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. && $$
551 WWAK71 PAFC 210735 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1035 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ101-210845- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111221T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1035 PM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONG FRONT THAT IMPACTED THE AREA HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED TO THE NORTH. GUSTY SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:07 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 20, 12:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:36 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 20, 9:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | 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.