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High Wind Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 1, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2016, 3:12 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 1, 2016, 3:12 PM AKST (00:12 UTC)
Expired
Dec 2, 2016, 12:00 AM AKST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

151 
WWAK72 PAFC 020012
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
312 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016

AKZ181-020900-
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0011.161202T0012Z-161202T0900Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
312 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BELOW CRITERIA 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
306 
WWAK72 PAFC 020905
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1205 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

AKZ181-021015-
/O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-161202T0900Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1205 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 3:32 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Dec 1, 3:42 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 1, 3:42 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 1, 3:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 1, 3:45 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 1, 3:58 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC10 days
Dec 1, 3:58 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Dec 1, 3:58 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 1, 3:58 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 2, 3:35 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 2, 3:35 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Dec 2, 3:35 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 2, 3:57 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 2, 4:10 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 2, 4:10 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 2, 4:10 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 2, 9:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC30 hr
Dec 2, 10:39 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 2, 12:55 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC15 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.