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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 22, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Jan 22, 2008, 11:01 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 23, 2008, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 22, 2008, 11:01 AM AKST (20:01 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 23, 2008, 1:00 AM AKST
Expired: Jan 23, 2008, 10:00 PM AKST
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK72 PAFC 230101
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
401 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

.A LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN CROSS
THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LOW TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH BRIEFLY WHEN THE
LOW CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING BEHIND THE LOW.

AKZ191-231300-
/X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0006.080123T1000Z-080124T0700Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
401 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AST WEDNESDAY. 

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM KISKA
EASTWARD. WINDS FROM KISKA EASTWARD WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST AND 
DECREASE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW CROSSES THE
ALEUTIANS. WINDS WEST OF KISKA WILL SHIFT TO NORTH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE BACK TO 50 TO 60 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
WWAK72 PAFC 230413
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
713 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

.A LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN CROSS
THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN
BEHIND THE LOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AKZ191-231615-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.080123T1000Z-080124T0700Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
713 PM AST TUE JAN 22 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AST
WEDNESDAY. 

EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM KISKA
EASTWARD. WINDS FROM KISKA EASTWARD WILL THEN BECOME SOUTHEAST
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS AND THEN SHIFT
TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WEST OF KISKA WILL SHIFT TO
NORTH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

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 231251
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
351 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008

AKZ191-240130-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080124T0700Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
351 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE PASSING OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TODAY. BE PREPARED FOR EAST WINDS TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH. WINDS FROM KISKA EASTWARD WILL SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WEST OF KISKA WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES OFF INTO THE BERING SEA. 

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 240038
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
338 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008

AKZ191-240700-
/X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080124T0700Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
338 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
BE PREPARED FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
AROUND 80 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOWARD
MIDNIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES FARTHER NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA.

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 240719
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1019 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008

AKZ191-240830-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080124T0700Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
1019 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. THE STORM HAS MOVED OFF INTO THE BERING SEA. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY.


$$

000 
WWAK72 PAFC 240724 CCA
NPWALU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1019 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008

AKZ191-240830-
/X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080124T0700Z/
WESTERN ALEUTIANS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA
1019 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. THE STORM HAS MOVED OFF INTO THE BERING SEA. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE STILL 
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY 
DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY.


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 21, 4:54 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	12 hr
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, 11:04 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	17 hr
Jan 22, 11:40 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	35 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.