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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Jan 5, 2016, 3:56 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2016, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2016, 3:56 PM AKST (00:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2016, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2016, 4:14 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
250 WWAK72 PAFC 060056 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016 AKZ185-061400- /O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0001.160106T1500Z-160107T0900Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0001.160106T1400Z-160106T2300Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 356 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE IN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING INCREASING THE WINDS AS IT TRACKS THROUGH THE REGION. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTH. * 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. && $$ AKZ187-061400- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0002.160107T0300Z-160107T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 356 PM AKST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM ADAK WEST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...FROM ADAK WEST. * WIND...WEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
2 follow-up statements
922 WWAK72 PAFC 061013 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 113 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2016 AKZ185-062100- /O.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0001.160106T1013Z-160106T2100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 113 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST BRINGING WINDS TO WARNING LEVELS FIRST NEAR NIKOLSKI EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN TO UNALASKA AND EASTWARD LATER THIS MORNING...THEN WILL SLOWLY TAPER TO SUB-WARNING LEVELS IN THE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ AKZ187-062315- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0002.160107T0300Z-160107T1500Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 113 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM ADAK WEST... * LOCATION...FROM ADAK WEST. * WIND...WEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
764 WWAK72 PAFC 061314 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2016 AKZ187-062115- /O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0002.160107T0300Z-160107T1500Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0002.160107T0000Z-160107T0900Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 414 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FROM ADAK WEST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...FROM ADAK WEST. * WIND...WEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ185-062100- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160106T2100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 414 AM AKST WED JAN 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST BRINGING WINDS TO WARNING LEVELS FIRST NEAR NIKOLSKI EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN TO UNALASKA AND EASTWARD LATER THIS MORNING... THEN DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY MOVE LOOSE DEBRIS AND MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:08 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:56 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:29 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:33 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:14 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 6, 8:29 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 6, 8:29 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:47 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:57 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 6, 2:57 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:57 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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Sources
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