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High Wind Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 21, 2007

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC38 hr
Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 20, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 20, 11:45 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Nov 21, 10:33 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC42 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC71 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 21, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 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.