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High Wind Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 22, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 22, 2013, 3:59 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2013, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
Dec 22, 2013, 3:59 PM AKST (00:59 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 23, 2013, 12:00 AM AKST
Expired
Dec 23, 2013, 4:47 AM AKST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

933 
WWAK71 PAFC 230059
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
359 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013

AKZ125-231400-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0027.131223T0900Z-131223T2100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
359 PM AKST SUN DEC 22 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST
MONDAY NEAR WHITTIER...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST
MONDAY. 

* WIND...WEST WIND INCREASING TO 70 TO 80 MPH BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS BEFORE PEAKING MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
  THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE FALLING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA
  BY NOON ON MONDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
511 
WWAK71 PAFC 231347
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
447 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013

AKZ125-231500-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-131223T2100Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
447 AM AKST MON DEC 23 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED NEAR WHITTIER...

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

GUSTY WEST WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVEL.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 hr
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 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.