Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 11, 2012, 3:59 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 AM 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
- Jan 11, 2012, 3:59 PM AKST (00:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 3:59 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
012 WWAK72 PAFC 120059 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 AKZ191-121400- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0002.120112T1500Z-120113T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0004.120112T1500Z-120113T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 359 PM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
956 WWAK72 PAFC 121330 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 430 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 AKZ191-130230- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0004.120112T1500Z-120113T0900Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 430 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 75 MPH. GUSTS TO 90 MPH MAINLY IN THE MORNING. * TIMING...HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON FROM KISKA WEST...THEN DIMINISH AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO SLOWLY WEAKEN EAST OF KISKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ187-130230- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0003.120113T0300Z-120113T2100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 430 AM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE EVENING WEST OF ATKA. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$
509 WWAK72 PAFC 130059 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 AKZ191-130200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 359 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE QUICKLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ AKZ187-130200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0003.120113T0300Z-120113T2100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 359 PM AKST THU JAN 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 75 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:30 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 12, 5:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 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.