Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high wind warning at Aug 15, 2012, 6:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Aug 15, 2012, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 16, 2012, 12:16 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 WWAK72 PAFG 160245 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 645 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 AKZ213-160900- /X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0003.120816T0245Z-120816T0900Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 645 PM AKDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AT TELLER. * WINDS...SOUTH GUSTING TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
444 WWAK72 PAFG 160816 NPWWCZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1216 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012 AKZ213-160930- /X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120816T0900Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1216 AM AKDT THU AUG 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST AND AT SAVOONGA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 5:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Aug 15, 5:19 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Aug 15, 11:44 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Aug 16, 2:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 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.