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High Wind Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 29, 2020, 3:26 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 31, 2020, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Dec 29, 2020, 3:26 PM AKST (00:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2020, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2020, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
919 WWAK72 PAFC 300026 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 326 PM AKST Tue Dec 29 2020 AKZ187-301400- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.201231T1000Z-201231T2100Z/ Central Aleutians- Including the city of Atka and Adak 326 PM AKST Tue Dec 29 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 50 to 70 mph with gusts up to 85 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Aleutians. * WHEN...From 1 AM to noon AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
4 follow-up statements
267 WWAK72 PAFC 301302 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 30 2020 AKZ187-310215- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.201231T1000Z-201231T2100Z/ Central Aleutians- Including the city of Atka and Adak 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 30 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON AKST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 50 to 70 mph with gusts up to 85 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Aleutians. * WHEN...From 1 AM to noon AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
758
WWAK72 PAFC 310057
NPWALU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
357 PM AKST Wed Dec 30 2020
AKZ187-311400-
/O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.201231T1000Z-201231T2100Z/
Central Aleutians-
Including the city of Atka and Adak
357 PM AKST Wed Dec 30 2020
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON AKST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Southeast winds 50 to 70 mph with gusts up to 85 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Central Aleutians.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to noon AKST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and
cause power outages.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of
widespread power outages. Use caution if you must drive.
&&
$$
For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/afc433 WWAK72 PAFC 311333 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 433 AM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 AKZ187-312100- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-201231T2100Z/ Central Aleutians- Including the city of Atka and Adak 433 AM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 50 to 70 mph with gusts up to 85 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Aleutians including Adak and Atka. * WHEN...Until noon AKST today. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
556 WWAK72 PAFC 312059 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1159 AM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 AKZ187-312200- /O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-201231T2100Z/ Central Aleutians- Including the city of Atka and Adak 1159 AM AKST Thu Dec 31 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY... Southeast winds will shift to southwest later today. While winds will continue to gust to near 50 mph, conditions are not expected to reach Warning level again. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:06 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:06 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:39 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:58 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:58 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:07 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:07 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 6:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 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.