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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 6, 2016, 3:37 PM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 7, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Oct 6, 2016, 3:37 PM AKDT (23:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 7, 2016, 4:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2016, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
308 WWAK72 PAFC 062337 CCA NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 337 PM AKDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS... .STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT AS A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTAINING THE REMNANTS OF FORMER TYPHOON CHABA APPROACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN NEAR AMCHITKA FRIDAY MORNING WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY MID TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND INCREASING SHARPLY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AKZ187-071400- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0006.161007T1200Z-161008T0200Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 337 PM AKDT THU OCT 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTH AND THEN SOUTHWEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES. WINDS WILL SHIFT SOUTHERLY FRIDAY MORNING...SOUTHWESTERLY MIDDAY AND THEN CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
347 WWAK72 PAFC 071211 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 AM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...HIGH WINDS TO IMPACT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS... STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EARLY THIS MORNING AS A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTAINING THE REMNANTS OF FORMER TYPHOON CHABA APPROACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN NEAR AMCHITKA THIS MORNING WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY BY MID TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND INCREASING SHARPLY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AKZ187-080115- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161008T0200Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 411 AM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST OF ADAK. * TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY MIDDAY AND THEN PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...THOUGH STRONG WINDS SHOULD STILL BE EXPECTED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
301 WWAK72 PAFC 071956 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1156 AM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2016 AKZ187-080200- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-161008T0200Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1156 AM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CURRENTLY 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH PEAK GUSTS OF UP TO 90 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FALL BELOW WARNING LEVELS DURING THE 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 3:23 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 6, 3:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:15 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:15 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 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.