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High Wind Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 24, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Apr 24, 2013, 4:01 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 25 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
Apr 24, 2013, 4:01 PM AKDT (00:01 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
Expired
Apr 26, 2013, 4:54 AM AKDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

485 
WWAK71 PAFC 250001
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 PM AKDT WED APR 24 2013

...DANGEROUS WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...

A LATE SEASON WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO VALDEZ
AND THOMPSON PASS...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.

AKZ131-251330-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0010.130425T1200Z-130425T2000Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
401 PM AKDT WED APR 24 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON AKDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON AKDT THURSDAY. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH
  GUSTS INCREASING TO 60 TO 75 MPH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
665 
WWAK71 PAFC 251254
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
454 AM AKDT THU APR 25 2013

...HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY...

A LATE SEASON WEATHER FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO
VALDEZ AND THOMPSON PASS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

AKZ131-260000-
/X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130426T0000Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
454 AM AKDT THU APR 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...WARNING-LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ONLY SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE
  DROPPING SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
426 
WWAK71 PAFC 251811
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1011 AM AKDT THU APR 25 2013


AKZ131-261500-
/X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130426T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1011 AM AKDT THU APR 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY...

* WIND...THROUGH THE PASS...NORTH 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80
  MPH. IN TOWN...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DROPPING
  SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. 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. 

&&

$$
039 
WWAK71 PAFC 260003
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
403 PM AKDT THU APR 25 2013

AKZ131-261500-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130426T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
403 PM AKDT THU APR 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKDT FRIDAY...

* WIND...IN TOWN...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH INCREASING TO 75 MPH THIS EVENING. THROUGH THE PASS...NORTH
  WIND 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DROPPING 
  SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. 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.

&&

$$
933 
WWAK71 PAFC 261254
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
454 AM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013

AKZ131-261400-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130426T1500Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
454 AM AKDT FRI APR 26 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Apr 24, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC8 hr
Apr 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.