Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 21, 2008, 3:36 AM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 21, 2008, 3:46 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Oct 21, 2008, 3:36 AM AKDT (11:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2008, 3:46 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 211136 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 336 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 AKZ187-220045- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0011.081022T0300Z-081023T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0600Z-081023T0000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 336 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE 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. $$ AKZ191-220045- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0011.081022T0000Z-081022T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0600Z-081022T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 336 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$ LUDWIG/LEWF
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 211152 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 AKZ187-220100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0600Z-081023T0000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 352 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE 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. $$ AKZ191-220100- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0600Z-081022T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 352 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$ AKZ185-220100- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.A.0012.081022T1200Z-081023T0800Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 352 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH LATE TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 212346 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 AKZ185-221400- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0012.081022T1200Z-081023T0800Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0800Z-081023T0700Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 346 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORM LOCATED 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MOVING 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$ AKZ187-221400- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0300Z-081023T0000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 346 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE 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. $$ AKZ191-221400- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0021.081022T0000Z-081022T2100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 346 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 220809 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1209 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 AKZ185-220915- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081023T0700Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1209 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AKZ191-221300- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081022T1300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1209 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FROM KISKA EAST... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY FROM KISKA EAST. NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT FROM KISKA EAST...WITH WINDS NOT AS STRONG WEST OF KISKA. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$ AKZ187-221400- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1209 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 221254 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 AKZ191-221400- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081022T1300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 454 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. $$ AKZ187-230000- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 454 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 222358 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 AKZ187-230100- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 358 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 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.