Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 11, 2020, 3:44 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 12, 2020, 8:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Mar 11, 2020, 3:44 PM AKDT (23:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2020, 8:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2020, 12:58 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
639 WWAK71 PAFC 112344 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 344 PM AKDT Wed Mar 11 2020 AKZ131-121500- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0008.200312T1200Z-200313T0000Z/ Northeast Prince William Sound- Including the cities of Valdez and Thompson Pass 344 PM AKDT Wed Mar 11 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 4 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
2 follow-up statements
926 WWAK71 PAFC 121152 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 352 AM AKDT Thu Mar 12 2020 AKZ131-130000- /O.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0008.200312T1600Z-200313T0000Z/ Northeast Prince William Sound- Including the cities of Valdez and Thompson Pass 352 AM AKDT Thu Mar 12 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * WHAT...North winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Thompson Pass. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 4 PM AKDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/afc
444 WWAK71 PAFC 122058 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 1258 PM AKDT Thu Mar 12 2020 AKZ131-122200- /O.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-200313T0000Z/ Northeast Prince William Sound- Including the cities of Valdez and Thompson Pass 1258 PM AKDT Thu Mar 12 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 3:12 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:14 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:14 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:14 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 11, 3:14 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:15 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:22 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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.