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High Wind Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 17, 2012, 3:58 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 17, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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
- Dec 17, 2012, 3:58 PM AKST (00:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 WWAK72 PAFC 180058 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 AKZ181-181500- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0019.121218T0900Z-121219T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0027.121218T0600Z-121219T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 358 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. * WIND...SUSTAINED WIND OF 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE DEBRIS AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BLOW AROUND AND BECOME DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
053 WWAK72 PAFC 181345 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 445 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 AKZ181-190245- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121219T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 445 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. * WIND...SUSTAINED WIND OF 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 85 MPH DIMINISHING TO 75 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE DEBRIS AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BLOW AROUND AND BECOME DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
430 WWAK72 PAFC 181347 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 447 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 AKZ181-190300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121219T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 447 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... * LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. * WIND...SUSTAINED WIND OF 45 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 85 MPH DIMINISHING TO 75 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE DEBRIS AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BLOW AROUND AND BECOME DANGEROUS WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. 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. && $$
732 WWAK72 PAFC 190050 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 AKZ181-190200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121219T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 350 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THEREFORE THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 7:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 20 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.