Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2008, 10:32 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2008, 3:32 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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, 10:32 PM AKST (07:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2008, 3:32 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 191233 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA. AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ON SHORE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. AKZ155-200000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.080119T1232Z-080120T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 332 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST ARE ARE REACHING 63 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. EXPECT WINDS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ALONG THE WEST COAST. 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. $$ AKZ161-200000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.080119T1232Z-080120T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 332 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES ARE CURRENTLY AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THIS STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 191304 CCA NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA. AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ON SHORE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. AKZ155-200000- /X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0003.080119T1232Z-080120T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 332 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE WEST COAST ARE CURRENTLY REACHING 63 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. EXPECT WINDS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ALONG THE WEST COAST. 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. $$ AKZ161-200000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0003.080119T1232Z-080120T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 332 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES ARE CURRENTLY AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THIS STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 200012 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 312 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 AKZ155-161-200115- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA-BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND... KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT 312 PM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY AND ARE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. SOUTHEAST GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:11 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 19, 11:11 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 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.