Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at May 11, 2008, 3:46 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 11, 2008, 8:46 PM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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
- May 11, 2008, 3:46 PM AKDT (23:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2008, 8:46 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 10:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 120446 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 846 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 AKZ125-121300- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0016.080512T0446Z-080512T1300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 846 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT MONDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT MONDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTH GULF COAST IS INCREASING WINDS IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT. EXPECT EASTERLY WIND GUSTS TO REACH 80 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH THIS FRONT. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 121259 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 AKZ125-121800- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 459 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT THIS MORNING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM ADT THIS MORNING. EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 80 MPH CONTINUE THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INLAND LATE THIS MORNING AND WEAKEN AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 121800 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1000 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 AKZ125-121900- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1000 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND IN PORTAGE VALLEY HAS DIMINISHED TO 35 GUSTING TO 65 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 11, 2:00 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| May 11, 6:55 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| May 11, 10:51 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 11, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.