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High Wind Watch 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Dec 26, 2014, 3:56 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2014, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2014, 3:56 PM AKST (00:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2014, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2014, 4:16 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
724 WWAK72 PAFC 270056 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO IMPACT THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. AKZ161-271400- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0013.141228T0900Z-141229T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 356 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...MAINLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS TO 75 MPH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
736 WWAK72 PAFC 271340 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO IMPACT THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING. AKZ161-280200- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0013.141228T0900Z-141229T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 440 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...MAINLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
241 WWAK72 PAFC 280116 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 416 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 AKZ161-280230- /O.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0013.141228T0900Z-141229T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 416 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WINDS WILL STILL GET VERY GUSTY OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AND OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$ MSO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:24 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:24 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 27, 3:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 27, 3:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 3:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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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.