Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind watch at Nov 21, 2007, 12:08 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 22, 2007, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2007, 12:08 AM AKST (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 22, 2007, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2007, 3:33 PM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ AKZ125-220215- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071121T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0021.071122T1200Z-071123T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 508 AM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY...TAKING A SIMILAR PATH TO THE PAST STORM. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS ONCE AGAIN THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK71 PAFC 220033 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 333 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 AKZ101-221500- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0021.071122T1500Z-071123T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0028.071122T1500Z-071123T0300Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 333 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST THURSDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN DIMINISH IN THE 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. $$ AKZ125-221500- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0021.071122T1200Z-071123T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0028.071122T1500Z-071123T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 333 PM AST WED NOV 21 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST THURSDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND CROSS INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 21, 10:33 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 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.