Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2012, 9:25 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 1, 2012, 9:25 PM AKST (06:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2012, 10:01 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
384 WWAK71 PAFC 020625 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 925 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 AKZ101-021930- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0007.120202T1500Z-120203T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 925 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
698 WWAK71 PAFC 021330 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 430 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ101-030100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0007.120202T1500Z-120203T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 430 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE INCREASING AGAIN THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
433 WWAK71 PAFC 021901 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1001 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ101-022000- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120203T0100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1000 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 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.