Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 1, 2013, 4:37 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2013, 2:00 PM 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
- Mar 1, 2013, 4:37 AM AKST (13:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2013, 2:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2013, 7:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
632 WWAK72 PAFC 011337 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 437 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA... .A POWERFUL LOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A STRONG FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AKZ185-020300- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0006.130301T2300Z-130302T0600Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 437 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE FRONT WILL PUSH FROM WEST TO EAST. NIKOLSKI WILL SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE UNALASKA WILL SEE THEIR HIGHEST WINDS VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ181-020300- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0007.130302T0800Z-130302T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 437 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WEST OF SAND POINT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...WEST OF SAND POINT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
3 follow-up statements
880 WWAK72 PAFC 011744 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 844 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 A POWERFUL LOW DEVELOPING THIS MORNING TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST AND REACH PEAK INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A STRONG FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AKZ181-011845- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0007.130302T0800Z-130302T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 844 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A POWERFUL STORM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS WITH MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. $$ AKZ185-020600- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.130301T2300Z-130302T0600Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 844 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE FRONT WILL PUSH FROM WEST TO EAST. NIKOLSKI WILL SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE UNALASKA WILL SEE THEIR HIGHEST WINDS VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
110 WWAK72 PAFC 020110 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 AKZ185-020600- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130302T0600Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 410 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING AND DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVEL BEFORE 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. && $$
094 WWAK72 PAFC 020423 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 723 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 AKZ185-020530- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130302T0600Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 723 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FORECAST AND WINTER STORM HAZARD MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:40 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:37 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 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.