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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 9, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 9, 2016, 4:58 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 10, 2016, 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
Mar 9, 2016, 4:58 AM AKST (13:58 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2016, 3:00 AM AKST
Expired
Mar 10, 2016, 12:41 PM AKST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

511 
WWAK72 PAFC 091358
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
458 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2016

AKZ187-100300-
/O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.160310T0900Z-160311T0700Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.160310T1200Z-160311T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
458 AM AKST WED MAR 9 2016

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

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HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
  INTENSIFY BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING NEAR ADAK. WINDS WILL
  PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE THE CORE OF
  STRONGEST WINDS SHIFTS EAST OF ADAK BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WARNING
  LEVEL GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING NEAR ATKA. 

* 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
700 
WWAK72 PAFC 100102
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
402 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2016


AKZ187-101515-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0003.160310T1200Z-160311T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
402 PM AKST WED MAR 9 2016

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
  INTENSIFY BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT NEAR ADAK. WINDS WILL PEAK IN
  INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE THE CORE OF STRONGEST
  WINDS SHIFTS EAST OF ADAK BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH AND PUSH EAST OF ATKA BY EARLY THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$
986 
WWAK72 PAFC 101352
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
452 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2016

AKZ187-110300-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160311T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
452 AM AKST THU MAR 10 2016

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

* WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY NEAR ADAK THIS
  MORNING BEFORE THE CORE OF STRONGEST WINDS SHIFTS EASTWARD
  TOWARDS ATKA IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND
  PUSH EAST OF ATKA BY EARLY THIS 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.

&&

$$
433 
WWAK72 PAFC 102141
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1241 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2016


AKZ187-102245-
/O.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160311T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
1241 PM AKST THU MAR 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 75
MPH.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 3:19 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 8, 3:19 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 8, 3:36 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 8, 3:36 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Mar 8, 3:36 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Mar 8, 3:36 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 8, 3:57 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Mar 9, 3:11 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 9, 3:24 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 9, 3:46 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 9, 3:46 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC47 hr
Mar 9, 7:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC20 hr
Mar 9, 7:30 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC44 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.