Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Sep 2, 2008, 7:30 PM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 2, 2008, 8:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Sep 2, 2008, 7:30 PM AKDT (03:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2008, 8:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2008, 4:56 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 030330 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 730 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY... AKZ125-031630- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0017.080903T0400Z-080903T2000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 730 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT ARE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATES LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING. THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY...EXPECT EAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK71 PAFC 031256 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 456 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 AKZ125-031400- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080903T2000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 456 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR PORTAGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY HAVE REACHED 62 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET ANY STRONGER. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 min | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 3, 10:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 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.