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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 22, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 22, 2012, 4:01 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 22, 2012, 4:01 PM AKST (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2012, 1:28 PM AKST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

175 
WWAK72 PAFC 230101
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012

AKZ185-231545-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.120123T0101Z-120124T0100Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
401 PM AKST SUN JAN 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY 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
501 
WWAK72 PAFC 231256
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
356 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

AKZ185-240100-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
356 AM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WIND...NORTH WIND 40 TO 50 MPH...GUSTING TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BY 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.

&&

$$

JAM
412 
WWAK72 PAFC 232228
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
128 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012


AKZ185-232330-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120124T0100Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
128 PM AKST MON JAN 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE WINDS AT DUTCH HARBOR HAVE DIMINISHED TO ABOUT 30 TO 45 MPH.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC52 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days

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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.