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High Wind Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 6, 2008

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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC35 hr
Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 6, 12:03 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC16 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC23 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC33 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 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.