Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2012, 2:13 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WWAK72 PAFC 031300 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ185-031400- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120203T2100Z-120204T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. $$ AKZ181-040300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0008.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
2 follow-up statements
677 WWAK72 PAFC 040059 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 AKZ181-041400- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0008.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 359 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY. * 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. && $$
201 WWAK72 PAFC 041113 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 213 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 AKZ181-041215- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120204T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 213 AM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:13 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:31 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 2, 5:54 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 2, 7:22 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 3, 1:53 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray 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.