Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 20, 2007, 7:43 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 20, 2007, 12:43 PM 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
- Nov 20, 2007, 7:43 AM AKST (16:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 20, 2007, 12:43 PM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2007, 5:08 AM 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 202143 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1243 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON. AKZ101-210945- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0020.071121T0600Z-071122T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0027.071120T2143Z-071121T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1243 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ125-210945- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0020.071121T0600Z-071121T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0027.071120T2143Z-071121T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1243 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 210312 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 612 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON. AKZ101-211500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 612 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATONS... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ125-211500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 612 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 210346 CCA NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 644 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON. AKZ101-211500- /X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 644 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATONS... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS 75 TO 90 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ125-211500- /X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 644 PM AST TUE NOV 20 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 211408 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 AKZ101-220215- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0021.071122T1500Z-071123T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 508 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY...TAKING A SIMILAR PATH TO THE PAST STORM. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS ONCE AGAIN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 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. $$ AKZ125-220215- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0021.071122T1200Z-071123T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 508 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY...TAKING A SIMILAR PATH TO THE PAST STORM. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS ONCE AGAIN THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 12:14 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 2:02 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 20, 12:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 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.