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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Juneau, AK

February 4, 2016

NWS Juneau, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 4, 2016, 5:31 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 4, 2016, 11:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 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
Feb 4, 2016, 5:31 AM AKST (14:31 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 4, 2016, 11:05 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 5, 2016, 12:00 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

The text

As transmitted.

034 
WWAK77 PAJK 041431
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
531 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

AKZ028-042200-
/O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0004.160205T0300Z-160205T0900Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
531 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
AKST TONIGHT. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND
  BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND
  AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL
  BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH WIND
  GUSTS. AVIATION AND MARITIME TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 PM AKST THU OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
187 
WWAK77 PAJK 042005
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1105 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

AKZ027-050300-
/O.EXB.PAJK.HW.W.0004.160204T2005Z-160205T0600Z/
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
1105 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE EVENING TIME FRAME.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND
  AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL
  BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH WIND
  GUSTS. AVIATION AND MARITIME TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ028-050300-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0004.160205T0300Z-160205T0900Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
1105 AM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND
  AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL
  BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH WIND
  GUSTS. AVIATION AND MARITIME TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
319 
WWAK77 PAJK 042204
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
104 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

AKZ028-050600-
/O.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0004.160204T2204Z-160205T0900Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
104 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE
  MID TO LATE EVENING TIME FRAME.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND 
  AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH 
  WIND GUSTS. AVIATION AND MARITIME TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$

AKZ027-050600-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160205T0600Z/
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
104 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE EVENING TIME FRAME. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND 
  AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH 
  WIND GUSTS. AVIATION AND MARITIME TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
888 
WWAK77 PAJK 050548
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
848 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

AKZ027-050700-
/O.EXP.PAJK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160205T0600Z/
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIG...KLAWOCK
848 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

WINDS OVER WESTERN PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW
HIGH WIND CRITERIA. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 52 MPH WERE RECORDED EARLIER
THIS EVENING AT HYDABURG. 

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.


$$

AKZ028-050900-
/O.CON.PAJK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160205T0900Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
848 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT...

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS ARE AT THEIR PEAK INTENSITY NOW AND WILL
  DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND 
  AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH 
  WIND GUSTS. AVIATION AND MARITIME TRAFFIC WILL BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

&&

$$
428 
WWAK77 PAJK 050844
NPWAJK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1144 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

AKZ028-050945-
/O.EXP.PAJK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160205T0900Z/
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
1144 PM AKST THU FEB 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT...

PEAK WIND GUSTS REACHED 63 MPH AT ANNETTE AIRPORT AND 53 MPH AT
KETCHIKAN AIRPORT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
REST OF THE NIGHT.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK48 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK24 hr
Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAJK24 hr
Feb 4, 4:05 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK12 hr
Feb 4, 4:37 AM AKSTStorm WarningAJK11 hr
Feb 4, 5:31 AM AKSTWinter Storm WarningAJK23 hr
Feb 4, 5:31 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAJK10 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.