Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 29, 5:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 29, 12:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 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.