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High Wind Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 4, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 4, 2007, 4:02 PM AKST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2007, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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
Mar 4, 2007, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2007, 5:00 AM AKST
Expired
Mar 5, 2007, 9:00 PM AKST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK71 PAFC 050602
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
902 PM AST SUN MAR 4 2007

AKZ111-051815-
/X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0010.070305T1400Z-070306T0900Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0014.070305T1400Z-070306T0600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
902 PM AST SUN MAR 4 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM AST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM AST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP TONIGHT AND MONDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND LOW PRESSURE
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BE
TRANSPORTED FROM THE INTERIOR TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE
COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL CAUSE NORTHEAST WINDS TO
INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY LATE TONIGHT. 
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO
MONDAY EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY 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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK71 PAFC 051400
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AST MON MAR 5 2007

AKZ111-060200-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070306T0600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
500 AM AST MON MAR 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG PUSH OF COLD AIR HAS HELPED TO INCREASE WINDS OVER THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

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 
WWAK71 PAFC 060058
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
358 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007

AKZ111-060600-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070306T0600Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
358 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20
TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS REACHING 50 MPH.

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 
WWAK71 PAFC 060618
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
918 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007

AKZ111-060900-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070306T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0015.070306T0618Z-070306T0900Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
918 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 75 MPH CONTINUE
ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEYTHIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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 
WWAK71 PAFC 060653 CCA
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
951 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007

AKZ111-060900-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070306T0600Z/
/X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0015.070306T0618Z-070306T0900Z/
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
951 PM AST MON MAR 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 75 MPH
CONTINUE ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Mar 5, 4:30 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC19 hr
Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 5, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 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.