Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2007

High Wind Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 25, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2007, 6:31 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2007, 11:31 PM AKST. 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
Dec 25, 2007, 6:31 PM AKST (03:31 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2007, 11:31 PM AKST
Expired
Dec 26, 2007, 4:51 AM AKST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK72 PAFC 260831
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1131 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

AKZ181-262000-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0033.071226T0831Z-071226T2000Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
1131 PM AST TUE DEC 25 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM AST WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG STORM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL PASS OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA BY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK
OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE TOWARDS MORNING HOURS THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED
EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 65 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING ALONG WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 85 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS.

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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWAK72 PAFC 261351
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
451 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007

STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TOWARD BRISTOL
BAY WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THURSDAY.

AKZ181-270200-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-071226T2000Z/
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0026.071227T0800Z-071228T0300Z/
ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT
451 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

AS A LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY...EAST WIND 40 TO
65 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 30 MPH. WEST WIND ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 45 TO 55
MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS AGAIN BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

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. 

$$

AKZ187-270200-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0034.071226T1500Z-071227T0300Z/
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK
451 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AS A LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MOVES EAST THIS MORNING...NORTHWEST
WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. THESE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH
LATE IN THE DAY.

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.

$$

AKZ185-270200-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0026.071227T0300Z-071227T1500Z/
EASTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI
451 AM AST WED DEC 26 2007

...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. 

A LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TOWARD BRISTOL BAY 
TODAY. BEHIND THE LOW...WEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH
DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH BEGINNING THIS
EVENING AND PERSISTING OVERNIGHT. WEST WIND IS EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY EARLY 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. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC16 hr
Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC16 hr
Dec 26, 10:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 26, 10:40 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 26, 10:56 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC29 hr
Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 26, 1:05 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC10 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.