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High Wind Watch 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Sep 3, 2012, 5:05 AM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 3, 2012, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2012, 5:05 AM AKDT (13:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 3, 2012, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2012, 10:27 AM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
524 WWAK72 PAFC 031305 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 505 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA ... .AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL POSSIBLY BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AKZ181-040215- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0008.120904T1000Z-120904T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 505 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTS WILL REACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-040215- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0008.120904T0600Z-120904T1300Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 505 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTS WILL REACH THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. LOOSE DEBRIS MAY BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
1 follow-up statement
674 WWAK72 PAFC 031827 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1027 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 AKZ185-031930- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0008.120904T0600Z-120904T1300Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1027 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BUT WILL STAY BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$ AKZ181-031930- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0008.120904T1000Z-120904T1700Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1027 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BUT WILL STAY BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:15 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 3, 10:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 42 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.