Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 4, 2008, 10:56 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 4, 2008, 3:56 PM AKST. It was in force for 32 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
- Mar 4, 2008, 10:56 AM AKST (19:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2008, 3:56 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2008, 12:14 AM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 050056 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 AKZ101-051500- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0006.080305T0900Z-080306T1300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0012.080305T0900Z-080306T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 356 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL INCREASE WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 80 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE ASSOCIATED LOW CENTER SLOWLY MOVES WEST OF ANCHORAGE WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 75 MPH ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEN DIMINISH UNDER WARNING LEVELS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ125-051500- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0006.080305T0900Z-080306T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0012.080305T0056Z-080306T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 356 PM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL INCREASE WINDS TO 80 MPH ALONG PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED LOW CENTER WILL SLOWLY MOVE WEST OF ANCHORAGE WEDNESDAY KEEPING THE GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW WARNING LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 051428 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 528 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 AKZ101-060345- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 528 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL INCREASE WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE 70 TO 90 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 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. $$ AKZ125-060300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 528 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF THIS MORNING IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. EAST WINDS GUSTING 70 TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WILL DROP BELOW WARNING LEVELS THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 051939 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1039 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 AKZ135-060300- /X.EXA.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T0300Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 1039 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL RESULT IN STRONG EAST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TODAY. EXPECT EAST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. 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. $$ AKZ101-060900- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1039 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL INCREASE WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE 70 TO 90 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$ AKZ125-060300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1039 AM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF THIS MORNING IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. EAST WINDS GUSTING 70 TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WILL DROP BELOW WARNING LEVELS THIS 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. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 060059 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 AKZ125-135-060200- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS...CORDOVA 358 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. $$ AKZ101-061400- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 358 PM AST WED MAR 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST THURSDAY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 45 TO 60 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 060914 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1214 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 AKZ101-061015- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080306T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1214 AM AST THU MAR 6 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 65 MPH AND WILL FURTHER DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 5:21 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.