Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 11, 2012, 3:46 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 9:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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
- Mar 11, 2012, 3:46 PM AKDT (23:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2012, 9:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 8:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158 WWAK72 PAFC 112346 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...STRONG STORM TO IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA... A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN ON MONDAY AND BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST MONDAY MORNING AND INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. WINDS THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH BY MONDAY EVENING AS THE PACIFIC SYSTEM WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. AKZ191-121415- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0006.120312T1700Z-120313T0400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0010.120312T1700Z-120313T0400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 346 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM AKDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INCLUDING SHEMYA. * WIND...WEST WIND 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS. WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES MAY 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. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
421 WWAK72 PAFC 121212 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 AKZ191-130115- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0010.120312T1700Z-120313T0400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 412 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WIND 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS. WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
564 WWAK72 PAFC 122344 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 AKZ191-130400- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120313T0400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 344 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WIND 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS. WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES MAY 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. && $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:51 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 11, 10:07 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 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.