High Wind Watch 9, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 13, 2011, 4:46 AM AKST (13:46 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 14, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST

Expired

Feb 13, 2011, 4:21 PM AKST

In force

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

181 
WWAK71 PAFC 131346
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
446 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

AKZ131-140315-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0009.110214T0900Z-110215T0000Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
446 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE FILTERING DOWN INTO NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND BRINGING COLD TEMPERATURES. LOOK FOR A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH PRESSURE AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA TO BEGIN INDUCING DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS. THE APPROACH
OF AN UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE FROM THE NORTHWEST ALSO LOOKS TO ENHANCE
THESE WINDS LATE TONIGHT AS THE COLD AIR BLEEDS DOWN. NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE
PASSAGE OF THE UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE AND A WEAKENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT LOOKS TO HELP END THE STRONG WIND THREAT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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. 

&&

$$

AKZ135-140315-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0009.110214T0900Z-110215T0500Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
446 AM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. 

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL
ALASKA WILL CONTINUE FILTERING DOWN INTO SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND. ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...LOOK FOR A STRENGTHENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS HIGH PRESSURE AND AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TO BEGIN INDUCING DANGEROUSLY
STRONG WINDS. THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE FROM THE
NORTHWEST ALSO LOOKS TO ENHANCE THESE WINDS LATE TONIGHT.
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 75 TO 85 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE AND A WEAKENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOKS TO HELP END THE STRONG WIND THREAT MONDAY
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. 

&&

$$

JAM

318 
WWAK71 PAFC 140121
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
421 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

AKZ131-141430-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0009.110214T0900Z-110215T0000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0014.110214T0900Z-110215T1200Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
421 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

COLD AIR OVER THE INTERIOR WILL COMBINE WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THAT TIME THE GULF LOW
WILL DISSIPATE AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 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.

&&

$$

AKZ135-141430-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0009.110214T0900Z-110215T0500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0014.110214T1200Z-110215T1200Z/
SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA
421 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM
MONDAY TO 3 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

COLD AIR OVER THE INTERIOR WILL COMBINE WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
GULF TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 60
TO 80 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT. AT THAT TIME THE GULF LOW WILL DISSIPATE AND WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.

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.

&&

$$

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