Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 28, 2012, 4:52 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2012, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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 28, 2012, 4:52 AM AKST (13:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2012, 11:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2012, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
942 WWAK71 PAFC 281352 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 452 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS WIND TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM MAINLAND ALASKA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. AKZ101-290300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0020.121229T1000Z-121230T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0030.121229T0900Z-121230T0000Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 452 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
368 WWAK71 PAFC 290130 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 430 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...DANGEROUS WIND TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT ON SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM MAINLAND ALASKA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY SUPPORTS THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE DANGEROUS WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AKZ101-291500- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0022.121230T1500Z-121231T0300Z/ /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0030.121229T0800Z-121229T1800Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 430 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WARNING REMAINS FOR THE AREA FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. POTENTIAL SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY TO POSSIBLE WARNING LEVELS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ125-291500- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0022.121230T1500Z-121231T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 430 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AHSENMACHER
157 WWAK71 PAFC 291411 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 511 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...DANGEROUS WIND THIS MORNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ANOTHER POSSIBLE HIGH WIND EVENT ON SUNDAY... .A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF DANGEROUS WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AKZ101-300315- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0022.121230T1500Z-121231T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 511 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY TO POSSIBLE WARNING LEVELS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ125-300315- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0022.121230T1500Z-121231T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 511 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
790 WWAK71 PAFC 291816 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 916 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 AKZ101-300715- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-121229T1800Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0022.121230T1500Z-121231T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 916 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TONIGHT POSSIBLY REACHING WARNING LEVELS BY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ AKZ125-300715- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0022.121230T1500Z-121231T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 916 AM AKST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:14 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:41 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 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.