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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2020, 3:26 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2020, 3:00 AM AKST. 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
- Feb 16, 2020, 3:26 PM AKST (00:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2020, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2020, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
846 WWAK72 PAFC 170026 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 326 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020 AKZ185-170130- /O.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0001.200217T0800Z-200218T0000Z/ Eastern Aleutians- Including the cities of Unalaska and Nikolski 326 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR... Strong winds are still expected, but unlikely to persistently hit warning criteria of 75 mph. $$ AKZ181-171500- /O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0001.200217T0800Z-200218T0000Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0004.200217T1200Z-200217T1800Z/ Alaska Peninsula- Including the cities of Cold Bay and Sand Point 326 PM AKST Sun Feb 16 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM AKST MONDAY FROM KING COVE WEST... * WHAT...South winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Alaska Peninsula from King Cove west, including Cold Bay. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property, and cause power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. Prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
2 follow-up statements
116 WWAK72 PAFC 171349 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 449 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020 AKZ181-171800- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200217T1800Z/ Alaska Peninsula- Including the cities of Cold Bay and Sand Point 449 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Alaska Peninsula from King Cove west, including Cold Bay. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM AKST Monday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
771 WWAK72 PAFC 171750 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 850 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020 AKZ181-171900- /O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-200217T1800Z/ Alaska Peninsula- Including the cities of Cold Bay and Sand Point 850 AM AKST Mon Feb 17 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... The High Wind Warning has expired. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:18 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 3:18 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 3:22 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 16, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:46 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:46 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 65 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:58 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:58 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 17, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:58 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 17, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 17, 4:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:06 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:50 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 25 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.