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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 9, 2016, 4:53 AM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 9, 2016, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Sep 9, 2016, 4:53 AM AKDT (12:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 9, 2016, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2016, 7:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
006 WWAK77 PAJK 091253 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 453 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 AKZ023-092100- /O.UPG.PAJK.HW.A.0004.160909T2100Z-160910T0200Z/ /O.NEW.PAJK.HW.W.0006.160909T2300Z-160910T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 453 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WIND SHIFT AROUND 3 PM THEN THE STRONGEST WESTERLIES BETWEEN 4 TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY UPROOT TREES AND PRODUCE FALLING BRANCHES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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 STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
120 WWAK77 PAJK 092055 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1255 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 AKZ023-100300- /O.EXT.PAJK.HW.W.0006.160909T2100Z-160910T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 1255 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...OUTER COAST OF BARANOF ISLAND. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH BECOMING WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS SHIFTING TO WESTERLY BY 3 PM AND THEN STRENGTHENING BETWEEN 4 TO 6 PM. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY UPROOT TREES AND PRODUCE FALLING BRANCHES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. MOORED VESSELS AND AIRCRAFT TIED DOWN OUTDOORS WILL BE AT RISK. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 7 PM AKDT FRIDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
024 WWAK77 PAJK 100244 NPWAJK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 644 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 AKZ023-100345- /O.EXP.PAJK.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160910T0300Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER 644 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... HIGHEST WINDS WERE RECORDED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM WITH GUSTS REACHING 61 MPH AT CAPE DECISION...52 MPH AT PORT ALEXANDER AND 40 MPH AT SITKA AIRPORT. WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 32 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 20 hr | |
| Sep 9, 11:31 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 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.