Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 4, 2012, 2:33 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 4, 2012, 2:33 AM AKST (11:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 10:05 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
922 WWAK71 PAFC 041133 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 233 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR WHITTIER... AKZ125-050045- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0001.120104T1133Z-120105T0700Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 233 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER. * WIND...WEST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MID EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
613 WWAK71 PAFC 041905 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1005 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 AKZ125-042015- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120105T0700Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1005 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED NEAR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THESE LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:05 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 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.