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High Wind Watch 8, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 3, 2012

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 3, 4:15 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 3, 10:52 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC42 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.