Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2008, 4:54 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2008, 9:54 PM 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
- Jan 21, 2008, 4:54 PM AKST (01:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2008, 9:54 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2008, 5:16 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 220654 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 954 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 AKZ101-221500- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.080122T0654Z-080122T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 954 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY FOR ALONG TURNAGAIN AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY. A POTENT WEATHER FRONT IS PASSING OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. AS OF 9 PM THIS EVENING GLENN ALPS REPORTED A GUST OF 77 MPH AND THE MID HILLSIDE WAS GUSTING TO 56 MPH. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ONCE THE FRONT MOVES OFF INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 220844 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1144 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 AKZ101-221500- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080122T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 1144 PM AST MON JAN 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY... A POTENT WEATHER FRONT PASSING OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA IS PRODUCING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. BE PREPARED FOR GUSTS OF 75 TO 90 MPH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ONCE THE FRONT MOVES OFF INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 221416 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 516 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 AKZ101-221530- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080122T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 516 AM AST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:04 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Alaska, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.