Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 4, 2012, 1:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2012, 1:20 PM AKST (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2012, 4:07 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
337 WWAK73 PAFG 042220 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 120 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 AKZ225-050600- /X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0001.120204T2220Z-120205T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 120 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SEVERE IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH THROUGH ALASKA RANGE PASSES. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE SAT EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
028 WWAK73 PAFG 050438 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 738 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 AKZ225-051500- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 738 PM AKST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...THE WIND WILL BE THE STRONGEST AT WINDY PASS. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH AT WINDY PASS. * TIMING...THE STRONG WIND WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
180 WWAK73 PAFG 051307 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 407 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 AKZ225-051415- /X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120205T1500Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 407 AM AKST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 1:10 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:35 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 60 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:12 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Feb 4, 5:15 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 29 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:27 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:13 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:15 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 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.