Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 6, 2008, 11:10 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 6, 2008, 7:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 6, 2008, 11:10 AM AKST (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2008, 7:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 070110 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 AKZ131-071445- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0004.080207T0400Z-080207T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0010.080207T0400Z-080208T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 410 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. YET ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS SETTING UP FOR NORTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. NORTH TO EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SOMEWHAT THURSDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. 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. $$ AKZ135-071445- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0004.080207T0400Z-080207T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0010.080207T0400Z-080208T0100Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 410 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AST THURSDAY THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AST THURSDAY THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. YET ANOTHER HIGH WIND EVENT IS SETTING UP FOR THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. NORTH WINDS 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO GUST TO 35 MPH IN CORDOVA PROPER. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK71 PAFC 071407 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 507 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 AKZ131-080100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 507 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH TO EAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 85 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO WILL ACCOMPANY THE WINDS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY FALL DURING 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. $$ AKZ135-080100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T0100Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 507 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY FALL DURING THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:03 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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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.