Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 2, 2006, 11:15 PM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 3, 2006, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 2, 2006, 11:15 PM AKDT (07:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 3, 2006, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2006, 4:43 AM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK73 PAFG 031215 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 415 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 AKZ225-032000- /X.UPG.PAFG.HW.A.0004.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0005.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061003T2000Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 415 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST TO 70 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ226-032000- /X.UPG.PAFG.HW.A.0004.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0005.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061003T2000Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 415 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH THROUGH PASSES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND GUST TO 70 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ223-032015- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061004T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 415 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH NEAR DELTA JUNCTION ARE NOW OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6PM TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK73 PAFG 031841 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1041 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 AKZ225-040100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061003T2000Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1041 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ226-040100- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061003T2000Z/ /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1041 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ223-040100- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061004T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 1041 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH NEAR DELTA JUNCTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6PM TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 031848 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1048 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 AKZ225-040100- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 1048 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ226-040100- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.061003T2000Z-061004T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 1048 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ223-040100- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061004T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 1048 AM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH NEAR DELTA JUNCTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 032152 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 152 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 AKZ225-040600- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061004T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 152 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ226-040600- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061004T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 152 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ223-040600- /X.CON.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061004T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 152 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH NEAR DELTA JUNCTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 040555 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 955 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 AKZ225-040700- /X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061004T1400Z/ DENALI- INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK... KANTISHNA 955 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ AKZ226-041400- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061004T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 955 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY FOR ALASKA RANGE PASSES... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING TO 70 MPH THROUGH PASSES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AKZ223-041300- /X.EXT.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061004T1300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 955 PM ADT TUE OCT 3 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 50 MPH NEAR DELTA JUNCTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. $$
000 WWAK73 PAFG 041243 NPWAFG URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 443 AM ADT WED OCT 4 2006 AKZ226-041345- /X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-061004T1400Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME... TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE 443 AM ADT WED OCT 4 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ AKZ223-041345- /X.CAN.PAFG.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-061004T1300Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- INCLUDING...SALCHA...DELTA JUNCTION...FORT GREELY... HARDING/BIRCH LAKE...DRY CREEK...DOT LAKE...HEALY LAKE 443 AM ADT WED OCT 4 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Oct 2, 9:22 AM AKDT, 13 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 9:22 AM AKDT, 13 hours 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM ADT MON OCT 2 2006 .DISCUSSION... MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE INITIALIZED WELL ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE COMPLEX LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND THE ALEUTIANS WITH CENTERS NEAR 52N/170E... 51N/170W...59N/162W...58N/175W. AT 18Z...NAM AND GFS ARE CLOSE ON THE CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...OF THE DEVELOPING LOW ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. GFS IS VERIFYING BETTER THAN THE NAM ON THE POSITION...MOVING THE LOW FASTER. BY 12Z TUESDAY...CONSENSUS OF THE MODEL RUNS PUTS THE LOW NEAR 58N/165W WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 982-985 MB. BY 12Z WEDNESDAY...LOW CENTER IS PROGGED JUST EAST OF CAPE ROMANZOF WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 977-980 MB. THERE IS GOOD CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF/UKMET ON THE LOW POSITION AND CENTRAL PRESSURE. THE NAM IS CONSIDERABLY WEAKER...AROUND 990 MB. AS THIS LOW DEEPENS IT WILL ABSORB THE OTHER CENTERS IN THIS COMPLEX LOW SYSTEM AS THEY WEAKEN. WE WILL GO WITH THE GFS MODEL FOR TODAYS FORECAST PACKAGE... AND RECENT RUNS OF THE GFS HAVE SHOWN GOOD CONTINUITY ON THE HANDLING OF THIS DEVELOPING LOW. WINDS TO 30 KT OVER PKZ210 TONIGHT WILL EXPAND TO THE OUTER WATERS OF PKZ220 AND PKZ225 TUESDAY...AND TO PKZ230-235-240-245 TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY REACH 35 KT IN SOME AREAS WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND IN PKZ210...BUT 30 KT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PREDOMINANT SPEED OVER MOST OF THAT ZONE. EASTERLIES TO 35 KT ARE EXPECTED IN PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245 WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST SPEEDS WELL OFFSHORE. SOUTHERLY GAP WINDS ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES...SEVERAL SITES IN THE FORT GREELY MESONET ARE REPORTING GUSTS TO 40-50 MPH. MAXIMUM GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE GAP WINDS ARE REINFORCED BY A BURST OF SOUTHERLY JETSTREAM ENERGY ALOFT. THE DELTA JUNCTION AREA MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO 55 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAY 3 AND 4...NONE. && .FIRE WEATHER... HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT IN THE UPCOMING CHINOOK EVENT...SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOT NEEDED. && .HYDROLOGY...NIL. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225. && RF OCT 06
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 4:59 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 31 hr | |
| Oct 2, 9:48 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Oct 2, 9:48 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 3, 1:57 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 7 hr |
Nearby
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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.