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High Wind Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 22, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 22, 2012, 11:37 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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, 11:37 AM AKDT (19:37 UTC)
Expired
Sep 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

336 
WWAK71 PAFC 221937
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1137 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

AKZ101-230000-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0018.120922T1937Z-120923T0000Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1137 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

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

* LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
  ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE.

* WIND...EAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...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
610 
WWAK71 PAFC 230003
NPWAER

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


AKZ101-230115-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120923T0000Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
403 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...

DANGEROUS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL...HOWEVER...REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

$$

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, 7:14 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC13 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.