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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Jan 10, 2011, 4:02 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 11, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2011, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2011, 5:12 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
941 WWAK71 PAFC 110102 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 AKZ131-111445- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0002.110112T0600Z-110113T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 402 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL ACT TO STRENGTHEN AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. WINDS IN VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO APPROACH 75 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING IN TOWN AND THROUGH THE PASS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLOWLY RELAXES. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
649 WWAK71 PAFC 110627 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 927 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 AKZ101-111500- /X.NEW.PAFC.FG.Y.0002.110111T0627Z-110111T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 927 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY. DENSE FOG HAS INCREASED IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS EVENING. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH GREATEST AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE. FOG IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS NORTH WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ AKZ131-111930- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0002.110112T0600Z-110113T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 927 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL ACT TO STRENGTHEN AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. WINDS IN VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO APPROACH 75 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING IN TOWN AND THROUGH THE PASS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLOWLY RELAXES. 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. && $$
489 WWAK71 PAFC 111412 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 512 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 AKZ131-120315- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0002.110112T0600Z-110113T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0004.110112T0300Z-110113T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 512 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING. WINDS IN VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS WILL INCREASE AND PRODUCE GUSTS OF 75 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLOWLY RELAXES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ101-112100- /X.EXT.PAFC.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110111T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 512 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. DENSE FOG HAS INCREASED IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL EARLY THIS MORNING. FOG IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY NOON AS NORTH WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:27 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 5:12 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Jan 11, 11:58 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 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.