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High Wind Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 25, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 25, 2012, 4:52 AM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 25, 2012, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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 25, 2012, 4:52 AM AKDT (12:52 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 25, 2012, 2:00 PM AKDT
Expired
Sep 25, 2012, 7:07 PM AKDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

311 
WWAK71 PAFC 251252
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
452 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

AKZ125-260200-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0012.120925T2000Z-120926T0500Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0019.120925T2200Z-120926T0500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
452 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. 

* WIND...EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. 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. 

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
216 
WWAK71 PAFC 260000
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

AKZ125-260500-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120926T0500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

* LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.

* WIND...EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. 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.

&&

$$
448 
WWAK71 PAFC 260307
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
707 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012


AKZ125-260415-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120926T0500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
707 PM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM.



$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC39 hr
Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 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.