Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Jan 11, 2012, 4:12 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 4:12 AM AKST (13:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2012, 3:59 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
640 WWAK72 PAFC 111312 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 AKZ181-111800- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.120111T1312Z-120111T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY NEAR KING COVE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ191-120215- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0002.120112T1500Z-120113T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 412 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...A POWERFUL WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
2 follow-up statements
814 WWAK72 PAFC 111800 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 900 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 AKZ181-111900- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120111T1800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 900 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ191-120700- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0002.120112T1500Z-120113T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 900 AM AKST WED JAN 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...A POWERFUL WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 19 days | |
| Jan 10, 10:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:12 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:54 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 38 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.