Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high wind warning at Nov 23, 2007, 12:09 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 23, 2007, 5:09 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 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 23, 2007, 12:09 AM AKST (09:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2007, 5:09 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2007, 4:34 AM AKST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFG 231409 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 509 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 AKZ204-240000- /X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0006.071123T1409Z-071124T0300Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 509 AM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE A BIT TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RT NOV 07
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFG 232316 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 216 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 AKZ204-240700- /X.EXT.PAFG.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071124T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 216 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY... EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE A BIT LATE TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFG 240647 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 947 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 AKZ204-241500- /X.CON.PAFG.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071124T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 947 PM AST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLOWLY SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFG 241351 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 451 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 AKZ204-250000- /X.EXT.PAFG.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071125T0100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 451 AM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH WILL TODAY AND SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFG 242304 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 204 PM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 AKZ204-251500- /X.EXT.PAFG.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071125T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 204 PM AST SAT NOV 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SUNDAY. EAST WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 45 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. WHILE THE WIND WILL KICK UP SOME BLOWING SNOW...THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOWFALL MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL NOT BE REDUCED TO BLIZZARD LEVELS. ALSO...THE MILD TEMPERATURES ARE PREVENTING WIND CHILLS FROM DROPPING TO EXTREME LEVELS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ ES NOV 07
000 WWAK71 PAFG 251334 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 434 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007 AKZ204-251445- /X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-071125T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 434 AM AST SUN NOV 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. AS OF 4 AM SUNDAY THE WIND AT KAKTOVIK HAS DIMINISHED TO 35 MPH...AND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH A BIT MORE TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Nov 22, 8:36 AM AKST, 15 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 8:36 AM AKST, 15 hours 33 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 136 PM AST THU NOV 22 2007 .DISCUSSION... SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH CLASSIC STRUCTURE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN WITH COLD AIR BEHIND THE LOW BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE SYSTEM. LOW WILL BEGIN TO FILL EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE TO NEAR GOLOVIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH SYSTEM WILL BE PUMPED INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR. CONTINUED DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL KEEP THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE BASKING IN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ON FRIDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE INTERIOR AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL BRIEFLY TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND ADVECT IN SOME LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE INTERIOR UNTIL THE NEXT BERING SEA LOW MOVES UP AND TURNS THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS BACK TO THE SOUTH AGAIN ON SATURDAY. WITH THE WARM AIR TONIGHT...FREEZING RAIN WILL BE A POSSIBILITY IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR THIS EVENING UNTIL SOME COLDER AIR ALOFT CAN BE ENTRAINED BACK INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR. WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH AND THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST AND REGENERATES THE LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER ALASKA THROUGH 240 HOURS. IF THIS PLAYS OUT THEN TEMPERATURES FAR ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE STATE WILL BE IN STORE. STRONG SOUTH WINDS IN THE ALASKA RANGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 55 MPH WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225-AKZ226. FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR AKZ215-AKZ216. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ210-PKZ220. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ220. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ240-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF NOV 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 1:28 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFG | 20 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 13 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.