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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Juneau, AK

November 20, 2015

NWS Juneau, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 20, 2015, 3:41 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 21, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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 20, 2015, 3:41 PM AKST (00:41 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 21, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST
Expired
Nov 21, 2015, 1:00 PM AKST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

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

782 
WWAK77 PAJK 210041
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
341 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015

AKZ018-210800-
/O.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0010.151121T1500Z-151122T0300Z/
/O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0013.151121T1200Z-151122T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
341 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...SKAGWAY INCLUDING THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...TAKE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS FOR BLOWING 
  DEBRIS. A POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR POWER OUTAGES. HIGH WINDS MAY 
  POSE A PARTICULAR HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
678 
WWAK77 PAJK 210704
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1004 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015

AKZ018-211500-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0013.151121T1200Z-151122T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
1004 PM AKST FRI NOV 20 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM AKST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...SKAGWAY INCLUDING THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH 
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TAKE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS FOR BLOWING 
  DEBRIS. A POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR POWER OUTAGES. HIGH WINDS MAY 
  POSE A PARTICULAR HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
736 
WWAK77 PAJK 211430
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
530 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015

AKZ018-212200-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
530 AM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...SKAGWAY INCLUDING THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY.

* WIND...THE SKAGWAY AIRPORT MEASURED A PEAK WIND THIS MORNING OF
  51 MPH WITH A GUST TO 66 MPH. SIMILAR WINDS HAVE BEEN MEASURED
  AT WHITE PASS. EXPECT THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BEGIN EASING IN
  THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TAKE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS FOR BLOWING 
  DEBRIS. A POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR POWER OUTAGES. HIGH WINDS MAY 
  POSE A PARTICULAR HAZARD TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
537 
WWAK77 PAJK 212200
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
100 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015

AKZ018-212300-
/O.CAN.PAJK.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY
100 PM AKST SAT NOV 21 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

HIGH WINDS HAVE EASED SOMEWHAT THROUGH SKAGWAY AND THE KLONDIKE
HIGHWAY...BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 66 MPH WAS MEASURED
AROUND 5 AM THIS MORNING AT THE SKAGWAY AIRPORT.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Nov 20, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK21 hr
Nov 21, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr
Nov 21, 1:20 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK9 hr
Nov 21, 1:20 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK15 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.