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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 23, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2008, 3:54 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 23, 2008, 8:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 23, 2008, 3:54 PM AKDT (23:54 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2008, 8:54 PM AKDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2008, 12:24 AM AKDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK71 PAFC 240454
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
854 PM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008


AKZ101-241000-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0013.080324T0454Z-080324T1000Z/
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA
854 PM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM ADT MONDAY FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM ADT MONDAY. 

EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL ABATE AROUND 2 AM ADT MONDAY.

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.

$$

AKZ125-241000-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0013.080324T0454Z-080324T1000Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
854 PM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM ADT MONDAY THROUGH 
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM ADT MONDAY.

EASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING AND EARLY 
TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL ABATE AROUND 2 AM ADT MONDAY.

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 240824
NPWAER

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1224 AM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

AKZ101-125-240930-
/X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080324T1000Z/
ANCHORAGE-WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...
EKLUTNA...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
1224 AM ADT MON MAR 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 5:25 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC18 hr
Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 23, 1:45 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Mar 23, 2:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC9 hr
Mar 23, 2:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Mar 23, 2:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 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.