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High Wind Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 2, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 2, 2012, 9:38 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
Nov 2, 2012, 9:38 AM AKDT (17:38 UTC)
Expired
Nov 2, 2012, 7:00 PM AKDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

479 
WWAK72 PAFC 021738
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
938 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012


AKZ185-030300-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0022.121102T1738Z-121103T0300Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
938 AM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS

* WIND...NORTH WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
209 
WWAK72 PAFC 022349
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
349 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012

AKZ185-030300-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-121103T0300Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
349 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...EASTERN ALEUTIANS

* WIND...NORTH WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY 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.

&&

$$
005 
WWAK72 PAFC 030305
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
705 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012

AKZ185-030415-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-121103T0300Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
705 PM AKDT FRI NOV 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH, HOWEVER OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 70 MPH MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Nov 2, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 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.