Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 25, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2008, 9:12 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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
- Dec 15, 2008, 9:12 AM AKST (18:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 151812 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 912 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 AKZ191-160100- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0025.081215T1812Z-081216T0100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 912 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA HAS BROUGHT A STRONG FRONT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH HAVE ARRIVED AROUND SHEMYA AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 45 MPH BY THE 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK72 PAFC 160101 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 AKZ191-160215- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-081216T0100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 401 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.