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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 16, 2012, 1:58 AM 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 16, 2012, 1:58 AM AKDT (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2012, 10:35 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356 WWAK72 PAFC 160958 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 158 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...HIGH WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .WINDS HAVE INCREASED RAPIDLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA JUST TO THE SOUTH OF A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BERING SEA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. AKZ181-162000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0015.120916T0958Z-120916T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 158 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO WEST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 90 MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY PICK UP LOOSE DEBRIS AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
085 WWAK72 PAFC 161835 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1035 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 AKZ181-161945- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120916T2000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1035 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 9:53 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 12:03 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Sep 16, 1:09 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 23 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.