Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Nov 11, 2012, 4:04 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 12, 2012, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 11, 2012, 4:04 PM AKST (01:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 12, 2012, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2012, 4:57 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
095 WWAK72 PAFC 120104 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS TO PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AS IT MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN TO NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID DEEPENING OF THE SYSTEM. THIS MAY RESULT IN WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AFFECTING PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AKZ187-121415- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0013.121113T0300Z-121114T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 404 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 50 TO 70 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 85 MPH MONDAY EVENING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND THEN WEST TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ191-121415- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0013.121113T0000Z-121114T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 404 PM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...EAST OF KISKA...SOUTH WIND 50 TO 70 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 85 MPH BECOMING WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. KISKA WEST...NORTHWEST WIND BECOMING WEST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH * TIMING...LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
1 follow-up statement
397 WWAK72 PAFC 121357 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 457 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CROSS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO HURRICANE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY MIDNIGHT. AKZ187-130300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0013.121113T0300Z-121114T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.121113T0600Z-121114T0900Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 457 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ191-130300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0013.121113T0000Z-121114T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.121113T0300Z-121113T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 457 AM AKST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WEST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 12, 4:57 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 12, 5:20 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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Sources
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