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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Apr 7, 2012, 5:01 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2012, 5:01 AM AKDT (13:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2012, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2012, 3:48 PM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
647 WWAK72 PAFC 071301 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 AKZ181-080215- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0007.120408T0300Z-120409T0000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 501 AM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTS WILL REACH THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY EARLY EVENING AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. LOOSE DEBRIS MAY 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
537 WWAK72 PAFC 072348 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 AKZ181-081300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0007.120408T0300Z-120409T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0011.120408T1200Z-120408T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 348 PM AKDT SAT APR 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM AKDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTS WILL REACH THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY LATE TONIGHT AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:48 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 21 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.