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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 3, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 3, 2015, 4:01 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 4, 2015, 8:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 17 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
Nov 3, 2015, 4:01 PM AKST (01:01 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 4, 2015, 8:00 AM AKST
Expired
Nov 5, 2015, 1:00 AM AKST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

536 
WWAK72 PAFC 040101
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2015

AKZ187-041415-
/O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.151104T2000Z-151105T1000Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0007.151104T1700Z-151105T1000Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
401 PM AKST TUE NOV 3 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM AKST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM AKST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 50 TO 65 MPH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA FROM ADAK
  WEST WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SPREAD EAST BEYOND ATKA BY
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE
  WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
250 
WWAK72 PAFC 041356
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
456 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2015


AKZ187-050300-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0007.151104T1700Z-151105T1000Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
456 AM AKST WED NOV 4 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM AKST THURSDAY...

* WIND...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE MORNING AND
  INCREASING TO 60 TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND FROM ADAK WEST WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS
  MORNING INCREASE TO 60 TO 85 MPH BY AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND SPREAD EAST OF ATKA BEFORE
  DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
358 
WWAK72 PAFC 050107
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
407 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2015


AKZ187-051000-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151105T1000Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
407 PM AKST WED NOV 4 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST THURSDAY...

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH BECOMING
  WEST AND DECREASING TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN
  DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$
382 
WWAK72 PAFC 051001
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
101 AM AKST THU NOV 5 2015

AKZ187-051115-
/O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151105T1000Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
101 AM AKST THU NOV 5 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BUT THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE OVER.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 3, 3:42 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 3, 3:42 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 days
Nov 3, 3:42 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Nov 3, 4:50 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Nov 3, 4:50 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC22 hr
Nov 3, 4:50 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC46 hr
Nov 3, 5:37 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC34 hr
Nov 4, 3:40 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC11 hr
Nov 4, 3:46 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC47 hr
Nov 4, 3:46 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC47 hr
Nov 4, 4:01 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC47 hr
Nov 4, 4:01 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC47 hr
Nov 4, 4:01 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC47 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.