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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 28, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 28, 2006, 11:58 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 29, 2006, 6:00 AM AKST. 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
Nov 28, 2006, 11:58 PM AKST (08:58 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2006, 6:00 AM AKST
Expired
Nov 29, 2006, 10:44 AM AKST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK72 PAFC 291358
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
458 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE RAPIDLY
NORTHEASTWARD. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG THE REAR FLANK OF THE
LOW WILL BUFFET THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND
TONIGHT. VERY COLD AIR WILL BE PULLED INTO THE ARE FROM THE
RUSSIAN FAR EAST CAUSING RAIN TO QUICKLY TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 

AKZ187-300200-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0010.061129T1500Z-061130T0200Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0013.061129T1500Z-061130T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
458 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A STRONG STORM CENTERED NEAR ADAK IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA BY THURSDAY EVENING CAUSING GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. BE
PREPARED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALIZED
GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND TO LESS THAN 25 MPH
TOWARD MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.

$$

AKZ185-300200-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.A.0011.061130T0300Z-061130T1400Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
458 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. 

A STRONG STORM CENTERED NEAR ADAK IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA BY THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST THIS EVENING IN RESPONSE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW. BE
PREPARED FOR SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH TONIGHT
WITH POSSIBLE LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
TO LESS THAN 35 MPH ON THURSDAY.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS
WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWAK72 PAFC 291944
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1044 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

AKZ187-292045-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061130T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
1044 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY MAINLY FROM ATKA EAST...WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THUS THE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

AKZ185-292045-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.A.0011.061130T0300Z-061130T1400Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
1044 AM AST WED NOV 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 65 MPH...WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA...THUS THE WATCH HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 2:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Nov 29, 2:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Nov 29, 5:30 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC18 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 29, 12:20 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC23 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.