Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 18, 2006, 5:57 AM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 18, 2006, 6:00 PM 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
- Oct 18, 2006, 5:57 AM AKDT (13:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2006, 6:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2006, 10:58 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ AKZ187-190700- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0005.061019T0200Z-061019T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.061019T0200Z-061019T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1057 AM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM ADT THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM ADT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 45 MPH IN MOST AREAS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR WEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY AND THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 190305 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 705 PM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 AKZ187-191400- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061019T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 705 PM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT THURSDAY... A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS CREATING DANGEROUS WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR WEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 40 MPH OR LESS IN THE 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. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 190658 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1058 PM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 AKZ187-190800- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061019T1400Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1058 PM ADT WED OCT 18 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY AT 20 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$
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 17, 11:52 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 11 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.