Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 25, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 25, 11:51 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 10:56 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 1:05 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 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.