Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 18, 2015, 4:03 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 19, 2015, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 18, 2015, 4:03 PM AKST (01:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2015, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2015, 5:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
134 WWAK72 PAFC 190103 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 403 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 AKZ195-191415- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0013.151219T0900Z-151219T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 403 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...REACHING A PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
671 WWAK72 PAFC 191338 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 438 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 AKZ195-192100- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151219T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 438 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE NEARING PEAK INTENSITY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
585 WWAK72 PAFC 191435 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 535 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 AKZ195-191545- /O.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151219T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 535 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE WEST IN THE 45 TO 60 MPH RANGE...SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 19, 2:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:50 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 19, 2:50 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 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.