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High Wind Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 29, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 29, 2014, 4:48 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 29, 2014, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 29, 2014, 4:48 AM AKST (13:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2014, 12:00 PM AKST
Expired
Dec 30, 2014, 3:00 AM AKST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

509 
WWAK72 PAFC 291348
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
448 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2014

...HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH
WILL BRING HAZARDOUS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE BRISTOL BAY
ZONE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

AKZ161-300300-
/O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0014.141229T2100Z-141230T1200Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0018.141229T2100Z-141230T1200Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
448 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM AKST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...MAINLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND 
  INLAND AREAS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. 

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN GRADUALLY THIS MORNING
  AND THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
461 
WWAK72 PAFC 300059
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
359 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2014

AKZ161-301200-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-141230T1200Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
359 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST TUESDAY...

* LOCATION...MAINLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND 
  INLAND AREAS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. 

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST SUSTAINED WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.

* 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.

&&

$$

MSO
230 
WWAK72 PAFC 301202
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
302 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014

AKZ161-301315-
/O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-141230T1200Z/
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...
PILOT POINT
302 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUSTS HAVE PEAKED...A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 3:21 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 28, 3:21 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 28, 3:40 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 28, 4:04 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Dec 28, 4:04 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Dec 29, 3:27 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 29, 3:27 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 29, 3:27 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 29, 3:35 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 29, 3:35 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 29, 5:02 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC31 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.