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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Juneau, AK

September 29, 2011

NWS Juneau, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 29, 2011, 7:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
Sep 29, 2011, 7:30 PM AKDT (03:30 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

613 
WWAK77 PAJK 300330
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
730 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

AKZ027-028-300600-
/X.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0007.110930T0330Z-110930T0600Z/
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...
METLAKATLA
730 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AS HIGH AS 70
  MPH ACROSS THE HYDABURG..ANNETTE..AND KETCHIKAN AREAS. STRONGER
  GUSTS OVER 85 MPH IN CHANNELED AREAS INCLUDING THE LINCOLN ROCK
  AREA. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 730
  AND 10 PM AKST. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY DOWN LARGE TREES
  AND KNOCK OUT ELECTRICITY. BOATS...DOCKS...AND AIRCRAFT COULD
  EXPERIENCE DAMAGE. MARINE TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1000 PM AKDT THURSDAY OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.


&&

$$

MM
3 follow-up statements
429 
WWAK77 PAJK 300556
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
956 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

AKZ027-300700-
/X.EXP.PAJK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110930T0600Z/
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
956 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AND HAVE BEGUN TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED
THROUGH MORNING.

A PEAK WIND OF 74 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST WAS RECORDED AT THE
HYDABURG SEA PLANE BASE AT 756 PM THIS EVENING. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT.

$$

AKZ028-300800-
/X.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110930T0800Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
956 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CONTINUE IN THE
  KETCHIKAN AREA. A WIND GUSTS TO 96 MPH HAS OCCURRED AT LINCOLN
  ROCK WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND
  SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STRONG WIND
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE METLAKATLA AND
  KETCHIKAN AREAS THROUGH MORNING.


* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY DOWN LARGE TREES 
  AND KNOCK OUT ELECTRICITY. BOATS...DOCKS...AND AIRCRAFT COULD 
  EXPERIENCE DAMAGE. MARINE TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
971 
WWAK77 PAJK 300747
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1147 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

AKZ028-301200-
/X.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110930T1200Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
1147 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CONTINUE IN THE
  KETCHIKAN AREA. STRONGER WINDS A ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
  CLARENCE STRAIT SHOULD SEE SOME GUSTS HIGHER THAN 60 MPH OVER
  THEN NEXT FEW HOURS DUE A BURST OF WIND TO THE OF THE LOW. A THESE
  WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE
  IN THE METLAKATLA AND KETCHIKAN AREAS THROUGH MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY DOWN LARGE TREES 
  AND KNOCK OUT ELECTRICITY. BOATS...DOCKS...AND AIRCRAFT COULD 
  EXPERIENCE DAMAGE. MARINE TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WARNING MEANS THAT HIGH WINDS ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. THESE WINDS COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

BEZENEK
872 
WWAK77 PAJK 301150
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
350 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011


AKZ028-301300-
/X.EXP.PAJK.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110930T1200Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
350 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM AKDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW THAT MOVED ONSHORE
OVERNIGHT HAVE LOWERED BELOW 60 MPH. SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM. 

THE MAIN SECTION OF WINDS CLOSER TO THE LOW DIMINISHED BY 
1 AM...HOWEVER A SECOND BURST OF WINDS EXPECTED HAVE MADE THEIR
APPEARANCE AND NOW ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE AS WELL. WINDS THROUGH
ABOUT 6 AM MAY BE GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN
SECTIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS REPORTED SO FAR WAS A 96 MPH GUST AT
LINCOLN ROCK.

THIS WILL THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. 

$$

BEZENEK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Sep 29, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAJK10 hr
Sep 29, 5:35 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK4 hr
Sep 29, 7:43 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK8 hr
Sep 30, 2:15 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK38 hr
Sep 30, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK4 days
Sep 30, 8:01 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK26 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.