Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Feb 2, 2012, 5:54 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2012, 5:54 PM AKST (02:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2012, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
259 WWAK72 PAFC 030254 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 554 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ181-031600- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 554 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-031600- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120203T2100Z-120204T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 554 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
2 follow-up statements
640 WWAK72 PAFC 030259 CCA NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 557 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 AKZ181-031615- /X.COR.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 557 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-031615- /X.COR.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120203T2100Z-120204T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 557 PM AKST THU FEB 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 55 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
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. $$ AKZ181-040300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0005.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0008.120204T0300Z-120204T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST UNTIL MIDDAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
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, 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 | High Wind Warning | AFC | 22 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
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