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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 28, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 28, 2016, 2:19 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2016, 3:00 PM 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 28, 2016, 2:19 PM AKST (23:19 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2016, 3:00 PM AKST
Expired
Dec 28, 2016, 9:12 PM AKST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

354 
WWAK72 PAFC 282319
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
219 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2016

AKZ187-290700-
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0015.161229T0000Z-161229T0700Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
219 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80
  MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING.

* 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
272 
WWAK72 PAFC 290612
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
912 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2016

AKZ187-290715-
/O.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161229T0700Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
912 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 3:18 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Dec 27, 3:18 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 27, 3:18 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC37 hr
Dec 28, 3:53 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 3:53 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Dec 28, 3:53 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 2:35 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC22 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.