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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 11, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 11, 2014, 4:06 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 11, 2014, 9:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 11, 2014, 4:06 AM AKDT (12:06 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2014, 9:00 AM AKDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2014, 4:09 PM AKDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

984 
WWAK71 PAFC 111206
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
406 AM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2014

AKZ101-120100-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0008.140311T1700Z-140312T0100Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
406 AM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
AKDT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AKDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...EAST 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM WILL SEE A SHARP
  INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS UP COOK
  INLET. WINDS WILL PEAK BY THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN BY EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 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.

&&

$$

JAM
1 follow-up statement
087 
WWAK71 PAFC 120009
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
409 PM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

.A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WEDNESDAY
EVENING INTO THURSDAY. AS THE FRONT INTERACTS WITH THE TERRAIN
WINDS FORCED THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL
INTENSIFY TO NEAR WARNING LEVELS.

AKZ101-121515-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140312T0100Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0004.140313T0300Z-140313T1400Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
409 PM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATION...ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING
  AND PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 
  LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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. 

&&

$$

AKZ125-121515-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0004.140313T0300Z-140313T1400Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
409 PM AKDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND...EAST WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
  PEAK OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN
BE MOVED AND 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. 

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC43 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 10, 6:25 PM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 11, 11:40 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 hr
Mar 11, 11:56 AM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC4 min
Mar 11, 12:06 PM AKDTFlood WatchAFC3 min

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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.