High Wind Watch 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

868 
WWAK71 PAFC 260406
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
706 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

AKZ125-261715-
/X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0020.110226T0406Z-110227T1500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
706 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY NEAR WHITTIER...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. 

AN ARCTIC FRONT BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS
HAS JUST PASSED THROUGH THE AREA. AS THE ARCTIC AIR MASS RUSHES
ACROSS THE AREA...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO
50 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT OF
70 TO 100 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING TO DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-261715-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0020.110226T1500Z-110228T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
706 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM
AKST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM
AKST SUNDAY. 

AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT WILL BRING
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA. AS THE ARCTIC AIR MASS SETTLES IN...WINDS AROUND
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND 20 TO
40 MPH IN TOWN...WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 80 MPH ACROSS THE AREA...ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD GRADUALLY
BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-261715-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0013.110227T0100Z-110228T0300Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
706 PM AKST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH COPPER RIVER DELTA...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL ALLOW FOR VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COPPER RIVER DELTA
TO DEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
INCREASING AS HIGH AS 70 TO 85 MPH...BEFORE GRADUALLY BEGINNING
TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.

&&

$$

288 
WWAK71 PAFC 261442
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
542 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

AKZ135-270200-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0013.110227T0100Z-110228T0300Z/
/X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0020.110227T0100Z-110228T0300Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
542 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
AKST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
AKST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA
AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES OVER THE REGION. EXPECT NORTH WIND
INCREASING TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUST TS 75 MPH DEVELOPING BY LATE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 95 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-270200-
/X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0020.110226T1442Z-110228T0300Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
542 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY. 

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IS SETTLING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WINDS OVER
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL INCREASE DRASTICALLY THIS
MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY THROUGH THE PASS INCREASING TO
85 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 95 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE PASS. 

IN TOWN...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY
BY THIS AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AKZ125-270200-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110227T1500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
542 AM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY NEAR WHITTIER...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY NEAR WHITTIER.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IS SETTLING OVER THE REGION. WINDS CONTINUE TO
GUST NEAR WHITTIER 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$