Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 4, 2013, 4:58 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 5, 2013, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 26 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
- Nov 4, 2013, 4:58 AM AKST (13:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 5, 2013, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 6, 2013, 5:02 AM AKST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
323 WWAK72 PAFC 041358 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AS IT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS SOUTHEAST WIND TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON TUESDAY. AS THE LOW PASSES THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE A BREAK IN THE DANGEROUS WINDS AS SOUTHEAST FLOW SWITCHES TO WEST. A SECONDARY PEAK OF WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY ARCTIC AIR MOVING IN FROM THE WEST...AND WILL LIKELY FEATURE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE EVENT. AKZ187-050300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0021.131105T1800Z-131107T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131105T2100Z-131106T1200Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 458 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$ AKZ191-050300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0021.131105T0900Z-131106T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131105T1200Z-131106T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 458 AM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH BECOMING WEST 65 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING ABOVE WARNING LEVELS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. WIND WILL FINALLY DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS BY WED AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
5 follow-up statements
229 WWAK72 PAFC 050127 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 427 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TONIGHT AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...SPREADING TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON TUESDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY AFTERNOON WINDS SWITCH TO THE WEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT WILL PEAK TUESDAY NIGHT WITH COLD ARCTIC AIR ADVECTING ACROSS THE BERING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. AKZ187-051430- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131105T2100Z-131106T1200Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 427 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$ AKZ191-051430- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131105T1200Z-131106T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 427 PM AKST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH BECOMING WEST 65 TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SWITCH OUT OF THE WEST EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WILL FINALLY DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS BY WED AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
954 WWAK72 PAFC 051353 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 453 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WITH STRONG WINDS... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF ATTU CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA. DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY AFFECTING SHEMYA WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY MIDDAY TODAY...AND TO THE PRIBILOFS LATER TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SWITCH TO THE WEST ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT WILL PEAK TONIGHT OVER SHEMYA AND ATTU..ENHANCED BY COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE BERING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. AKZ195-060300- /X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131106T0700Z-131106T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 453 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS DURING THE LATE EVENING AND DIMINISH BY EARLY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$ AKZ187-060300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131105T2100Z-131106T1200Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 453 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ191-060300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131106T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 453 AM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH BECOMING WEST 60 TO 80 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON BELOW WARNING LEVELS. WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$
278 WWAK72 PAFC 060102 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WITH STRONG WINDS... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY PASSING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS NEAR SHEMYA WILL CONTINUE TRACKING INTO THE BERING SEA THIS EVENING. DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD TO THE PRIBILOFS LATER TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SWITCH TO THE WEST ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT WILL PEAK TONIGHT OVER SHEMYA AND ATTU..ENHANCED BY COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVING ACROSS THE BERING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. AKZ187-061415- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131106T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 402 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ191-061415- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131107T0000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 402 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...WEST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO WARNING LEVEL AS IT SHIFT TO THE WEST EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$ AKZ195-061415- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131106T0700Z-131106T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 402 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS DURING THE LATE EVENING AND DIMINISH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ KOCHEVAR
727 WWAK72 PAFC 060635 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 935 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...STRONG WEATHER FRONT CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WITH STRONG WINDS... .A WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE ENTIRE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND THE PRIBILOFS BEFORE WEAKENING ON WEDNESDAY. AKZ185-061500- /X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131106T0900Z-131106T1500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 935 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 55 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$ AKZ187-061500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131106T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 935 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$ AKZ191-061945- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131107T0000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 935 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...WEST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. * TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVEL LATE THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY 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. && $$ AKZ195-061500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.131106T0700Z-131106T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 935 PM AKST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS DURING THE LATE EVENING AND DIMINISH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
300 WWAK72 PAFC 061402 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 502 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 AKZ191-061515- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131107T0000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 502 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA AND WINDS...ALTHOUGH STILL STRONG...HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$ AKZ185-187-195-061515- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-131106T1500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS-CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI...ATKA AND ADAK... SAINT PAUL 502 AM AKST WED NOV 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR DANGEROUS WINDS HAS MOVED EAST. WINDS...ALTHOUGH STILL STRONG...HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST, 12 hours 58 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 3 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER TROUGH STRETCHES ACROSS EASTERN
RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC...WITH A LOW CENTER OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING
EASTWARD...LEAVING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD INTO MUCH OF THE MAINLAND
TODAY. THE MAIN AREAS OF PRECIPITATION ARE ALONG THE FRONT IN THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS OVER THE COPPER BASIN AND
GULF OF ALASKA AS THE GULF LOW MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO HANDLE STRONG LOW OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS VERY WELL. THE GFS REMAINS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF BECOMES THE PREFERRED SOLUTION
FROM WED MORNING AND ON...SHOWING A SLIGHTLY SLOWER PROGRESSION
NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING BY INTO WED AFTERNOON.
CLOSER TO SOUTHCENTRAL...MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF AS IT PROGRESSES SOUTHEASTWARD AND
DISSIPATE BY WED EVENING. DRIER NORTHERLY OFFSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAIN RANGES CAN BE
EXPECTED ON THE BACK END OF THIS PASSING LOW...CONTINUING TO KEEP
LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THE ANCHORAGE AREA
THROUGH WED MORNING. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT
WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. GFS
SEEMS TO BE THE MIDDLE GROUND SOLUTION BETWEEN THE WEAKER AND
SLIGHTLY SLOWER (REGARDING THE LOW FORMATION) NAM SOLUTION...AND THE
STRONG AND FASTER (REGARDING LOW FORMATION AND TIMING ON THE FRONT
CROSSING THE GULF) ECMWF SOLUTION. THE GFS BRINGS THE FRONT INTO THE
WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY EVENING AND STARTS TO DECOUPLE THURSDAY
EVENING AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT...GRADUALLY CLEARING SKIES IN ITS
WAKE. THIS AREA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE UNTIL
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WHEN THE FRONT FROM THE
WESTERN BERING LOW SWINGS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. WINDS WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE USUAL GAPS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...AND COLD
AIR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING BETTER CHANCES
FOR THE PRECIPITATION TYPE BEING SNOW RATHER THAN RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
DECREASING CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE
CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH WED MORNING.
WINDIER AND WETTER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL
PASSAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS
ALONG MUCH OF THE WESTERN COAST FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH. A WINTERY
MIX IS EXPECTED WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL PUSH OF THIS SYSTEM...THEN A
TRANSITION TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ON THE BACK
END OF THE FRONT...GUIDANCE INDICATES A COLD POOL DIGGING INTO THE
EASTERN BERING AND TRANSITIONING OVER THE WESTERN COAST BEGINNING
LATE THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING A WINTERY MIX BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST COAST AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE BERING THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO
THE WEEKEND. THE LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY THE CYCLONE WILL BE
REINFORCED BY THIS STRONG WESTERLY FLOW...AND WILL LIKELY GENERATE A
STORM SURGE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FROM CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH.
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THIS VERY
REASON AND WILL CARRY A SIMILAR START TIME AS THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED
WATCH.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...
HIGH WINDS TO HURRICANE FORCE WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW CENTER MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN BERING. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL
GO THROUGH A SECOND INTENSIFICATION PHASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
MID LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTS INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS COLD AIR ALOFT
RAPIDLY ADVANCES INTO THE BACK OF THE LOW AND GENERATES EXTREMELY
POWERFUL WINDS APPROACHING 100 MPH IN GUSTS NEAR SHEMYA TONIGHT.
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CYCLONE WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUANCE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FOR
TONIGHT. MARINERS ARE URGED IN THIS AREA TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR
POWERFUL WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS TO 40 FEET OR MORE ACROSS THE BERING
SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A SECOND LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA
OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW WILL BE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE CURRENT
BERING LOW...HOWEVER IT WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SEA SWELLS TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH THIS TIME.
OTHERWISE...THERE ARE SOME SMALL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE
WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BUT NO SIGNIFICANT STORMS ARE ON
THE HORIZON AT THIS TIME.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...187 191 195.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...155 161.
MARINE...HURRICANE 178 185 411 412 413.
STORM 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 179 180 181 414.
GALE 130 131 132 150 155 160 165 171 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SCHRECKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 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.