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High Wind Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 29, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 29, 2014, 5:02 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 29, 2014, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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, 5:02 AM AKST (14:02 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2014, 6:00 PM AKST
Expired
Dec 30, 2014, 12:11 PM AKST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

925 
WWAK71 PAFC 291402
NPWAER

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

AKZ101-300315-
/O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0015.141230T0900Z-141230T2100Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0019.141230T0300Z-141230T1800Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
502 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
AKST TUESDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS BY EARLY EVENING
  AND CONTINUE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES AND DRIVING 
  ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
016 
WWAK71 PAFC 300101
NPWAER

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


AKZ101-301415-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0019.141230T0300Z-141230T1800Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
401 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY
FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS BY EARLY 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES AND DRIVING 
  ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
147 
WWAK71 PAFC 301345
NPWAER

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


AKZ101-302200-
/O.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-141230T2200Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
445 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DROP BELOW WARNING LEVELS
  EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND WILL THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE
  MORNING...PEAKING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES AND DRIVING 
  ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL BE HAZARDOUS. 

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.

&&

$$
566 
WWAK71 PAFC 302111
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1211 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014

AKZ101-302215-
/O.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-141230T2200Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
1211 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...

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

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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, 4:48 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC22 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.