Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 14, 2011, 2:33 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2011, 6:00 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
- Jan 14, 2011, 2:33 PM AKST (23:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2011, 5:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
579 WWAK71 PAFC 142333 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 233 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 AKZ111-151400- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0005.110115T0600Z-110115T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0007.110115T0300Z-110115T1400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 233 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL TRACK WEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...AND ENHANCE THE ALREADY STRONG WINDS ONGOING ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. LOOK FOR NORTHEAST WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH. THE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ JAM
1 follow-up statement
630 WWAK71 PAFC 151405 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 505 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 AKZ111-151515- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110115T1400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 505 AM AKST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE DOWNWARD TREND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:09 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jan 14, 10:06 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 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.