Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 17, 2006, 11:52 PM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 18, 2006, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2006, 11:52 PM AKDT (07:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2006, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2006, 10:57 AM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 181252 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 452 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO TH WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AKZ191-190100- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0004.061018T1400Z-061019T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0004.061018T2000Z-061019T1000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 452 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM ADT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM ADT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND WILL BECOME WEST THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. $$ AKZ187-190100- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0005.061019T0200Z-061019T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 452 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY. BY THIS EVENING WEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 60 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 181301 CCA NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 CORRECTED TYPOS ...HIGH WIND FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WIND TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AKZ191-190115- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0004.061018T1400Z-061019T0300Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0004.061018T2000Z-061019T1000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 459 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM ADT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 2 AM ADT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND WILL BECOME WEST THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. $$ AKZ187-190115- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0005.061019T0200Z-061019T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 459 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY. BY THIS EVENING WEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THESE GUSTS MAY PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 60 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 181857 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1057 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 .A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. AKZ191-182000- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0004.061018T2000Z-061019T1000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1057 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 75 MPH. BE PREPARED FOR SOUTHWESTERLY GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ AKZ187-190700- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0005.061019T0200Z-061019T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.061019T0200Z-061019T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1057 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM ADT THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM ADT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 45 MPH IN MOST AREAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR WEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY AND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 17, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 17, 11:52 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 18, 5:57 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Oct 18, 10:38 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 18, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.