Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 6, 2014, 4:44 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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
- Feb 6, 2014, 4:44 AM AKST (13:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
553 WWAK71 PAFC 061344 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 444 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW IN COMBINATION WITH A BUILDING HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR WILL INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS. AKZ111-070145- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.140207T1200Z-140208T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.140207T1200Z-140208T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 444 AM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 4 PM AKST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...MATANUSKA VALLEY * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY TONIGHT REACHING WARNING LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
635 WWAK71 PAFC 070051 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW IN COMBINATION WITH A BUILDING HIGH OVER THE INTERIOR WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. AKZ111-071400- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0003.140207T0900Z-140208T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 351 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST FRIDAY... * LOCATION...MATANUSKA VALLEY * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS EVENING AND REACH WARNING LEVELS BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
039 WWAK71 PAFC 071408 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 AKZ111-080100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140208T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 508 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...MATANUSKA VALLEY * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. && $$
884 WWAK71 PAFC 080104 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 AKZ111-080215- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140208T0100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 404 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... DANGEROUS WIND HAD DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:57 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 40 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.