Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Sep 3, 2012, 4:02 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 4, 2012, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2012, 4:02 PM AKDT (00:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 4, 2012, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2012, 4:35 AM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
538 WWAK71 PAFC 040002 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 AKZ101-041515- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0013.120905T0000Z-120905T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 402 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY ALONG EAST ANCHORAGE THE HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF EAST ANCHORAGE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE. SOUTHEAST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES. WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ125-041515- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0009.120905T0300Z-120905T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 402 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES. WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$ JM
1 follow-up statement
862 WWAK71 PAFC 041235 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 435 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 AKZ125-050145- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0009.120905T0300Z-120905T0900Z/ /X.EXA.PAFC.HW.W.0013.120905T0000Z-120905T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 435 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES. WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE... WINDS LOOK TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ101-050145- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0013.120905T0000Z-120905T0900Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 435 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY ALONG EAST ANCHORAGE THE HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTIONS OF EAST ANCHORAGE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH THE ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE. SOUTHEAST 75 TO 100 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE UPPER HILLSIDE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES. WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Sep 4, 5:25 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Sep 4, 6:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Sep 4, 11:57 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 24 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.