Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Jan 31, 2012, 5:08 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2012, 5:08 AM AKST (14:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2012, 12:15 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988 WWAK71 PAFC 311408 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED BRING STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INTO KODIAK ISLAND THE COASTAL SECTION OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. AKZ135-010315- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0004.120201T1600Z-120202T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 508 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND REACH ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. && $$ AKZ171-010315- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0004.120201T1500Z-120202T0300Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 508 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
3 follow-up statements
966 WWAK71 PAFC 010048 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. AKZ171-010200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0004.120201T1500Z-120202T0300Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS OVER KODIAK ISLAND. $$ AKZ135-011400- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0004.120201T1600Z-120202T0600Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 348 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND REACH MAXIMUM INTENSITY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
232 WWAK71 PAFC 010905 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1205 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AKZ135-012215- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0004.120201T1600Z-120202T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0006.120201T2100Z-120202T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 1205 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND REACH MAXIMUM INTENSITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DIMINISHING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
657 WWAK71 PAFC 010916 CCA NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1215 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AKZ135-012230- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0004.120201T1600Z-120202T0600Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0006.120201T2100Z-120202T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 1215 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...EAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND REACH MAXIMUM INTENSITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DIMINISHING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:17 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:13 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:52 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 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.