High Wind Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK

003 
WWAK71 PAFC 110236
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
636 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH INLAND OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA
SUNDAY...ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH. GUSTY
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO EXTEND DOWN THE HILLSIDE AND
INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AT TIMES SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AS WELL AS DOWNED TREE BRANCHES
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS EVENT.

AKZ101-111545-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.160911T2100Z-160912T1200Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
636 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM
AKDT MONDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 85 MPH. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 
  LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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.

&&

$$

453 
WWAK71 PAFC 111243
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
443 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MUCH OF ANCHORAGE...

.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PUSH INLAND OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA
TODAY...ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF
ANCHORAGE. EXPECTED IMPACTED AREAS ARE TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...BUT ALSO LOWER ELEVATIONS EXPOSED TO CHANNELED WINDS
OUT OF THE CHUGACH RANGE WHICH INCLUDES EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE
LOWER HILLSIDE. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM MONDAY MORNING. DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS AS WELL AS DOWNED TREE BRANCHES WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS FROM THIS EVENT...THOUGH A FEW DOWNED TREES MAY BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS.

WHILE THIS COULD BE A NOTABLE EARLY FALL SEASON WIND STORM...A REPEAT
OF THE MAJOR WINDSTORM FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER 2012 THAT CAUSED MUCH
MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS NOT EXPECTED.

AKZ101-120145-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.160911T2100Z-160912T1200Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
443 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM AKDT MONDAY...

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PARTS OF EAST
  ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE EXPOSED TO CHANNELED WINDS
  THROUGH THE CHUGACH RANGE ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH EAST
  ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE. SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 70 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 80 TO 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 
  LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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.

&&

$$

819 
WWAK71 PAFC 112347
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
347 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

AKZ101-121200-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160912T1200Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
347 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY...

* LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PARTS OF EAST 
  ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE EXPOSED TO CHANNELED WINDS 
  THROUGH THE CHUGACH RANGE ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED. 

* WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH EAST
  ANCHORAGE...SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE...AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE.
  SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS 70 TO 85 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 
  LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND 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.

&&

$$

301 
WWAK71 PAFC 121202
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
402 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2016

AKZ101-121315-
/O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160912T1200Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
402 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY
AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE AREA. HOWEVER...THESE WINDS WILL
REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

$$