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High Wind Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Dec 27, 2012, 4:14 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2012, 4:14 PM AKST (01:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2012, 4:41 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
454 WWAK72 PAFC 280114 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA FRIDAY EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL SEE THE STRONGEST GUSTS...BUT AREAS JUST WEST OF THE RANGE MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME GUSTS AS WELL. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PASS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AKZ161-281415- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0021.121229T0600Z-121229T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 414 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
244 WWAK72 PAFC 281341 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE BRISTOL BAY REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA FRIDAY EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS. AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL SEE THE STRONGEST GUSTS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AKZ161-290245- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0021.121229T0600Z-121229T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0029.121229T0500Z-121229T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 441 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND WIND DRIVEN PROJECTILES MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:04 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 28, 4:41 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:52 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 28 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.