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High Wind Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 22, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 22, 2012, 7:14 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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 22, 2012, 7:14 AM AKDT (15:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2012, 8:00 PM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

143 
WWAK72 PAFC 221514
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
714 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

AKZ181-230000-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0017.120922T1514Z-120923T0000Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
714 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA

* WIND...40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
712 
WWAK72 PAFC 222355
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

AKZ181-230400-
/X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120923T0400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
355 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
  INCLUDING KING COVE.

* WIND...40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED 
  TERRAIN

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY 
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND 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.

&&

$$
798 
WWAK72 PAFC 230400
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
800 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012


AKZ181-230500-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120923T0400Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
800 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH WINDS CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Sep 21, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Sep 21, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC40 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 22, 11:37 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC4 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.