Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2008, 5:32 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2008, 10:32 AM AKST. 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
- Jan 18, 2008, 5:32 AM AKST (14:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2008, 10:32 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 181932 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1032 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. AKZ185-190500- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0002.080118T1932Z-080119T0500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1032 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 50 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ AKZ187-190745- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0002.080118T1932Z-080119T0900Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1032 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 190044 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. AKZ185-190500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 344 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 50 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ AKZ187-190515- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0900Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 344 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 190313 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 613 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. AKZ195-190900- /X.EXA.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 613 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ AKZ185-190500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 613 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 50 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$ AKZ187-190900- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0900Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 613 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 80 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 35 TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 190453 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 753 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. AKZ187-190600- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0900Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 753 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE SWITCHED TO THE WEST AND DIMINISHED. $$ AKZ185-190600- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0500Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 753 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW 60 MPH. $$ AKZ195-190900- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 753 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 190905 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1205 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 AKZ195-191015- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080119T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1205 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 18, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 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.