Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Jan 11, 2011, 11:58 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2011, 11:58 AM AKST (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2011, 4:02 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
209 WWAK71 PAFC 112058 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1158 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 AKZ101-112200- /X.CAN.PAFC.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110111T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1158 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. $$ AKZ131-121000- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.110112T0300Z-110113T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1158 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING. WINDS IN VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS WILL INCREASE AND PRODUCE GUSTS OF 75 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD PEAK DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 80 MPH AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLOWLY RELAXES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ111-121000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0003.110112T0900Z-110113T0900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1158 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN OVERNIGHT. WINDS OUT OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT 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. && $$ AKZ135-121000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0003.110112T0900Z-110113T0900Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 1158 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. AN ALREADY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT. WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
1 follow-up statement
401 WWAK71 PAFC 120102 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 AKZ111-121515- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.110112T0900Z-110113T0900Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0004.110112T0900Z-110113T0900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 402 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS REACHING 75 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. 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. && $$ AKZ135-121515- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.110112T0900Z-110113T0900Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0004.110112T0900Z-110113T0900Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 402 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WILL GUST TO 75 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ131-121515- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.110112T0300Z-110113T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 402 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEGINNING THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. 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. && $$
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, 4:02 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 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 |
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Sources
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