Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2008, 12:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 3, 2008, 5:06 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
- Feb 3, 2008, 12:06 AM AKST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2008, 5:06 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 031406 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 AKZ135-032100- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0008.080203T1406Z-080203T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 506 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND TRANSPORT OF COLD AIR FROM INTERIOR ALASKA ACROSS THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS INTO THE GULF IS RESULTING IN VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. EXPECT NORTH WIND 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A BIT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK71 PAFC 032102 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1202 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 AKZ135-032215- /X.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080203T2100Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 1202 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AST TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AST TODAY. WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA HAVE DIMINISHED AND ARE ESTIMATED TO BE GUSTING TO 65 MPH. WINDS OF 40-60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 5:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 2, 5:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 2, 5:45 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 2, 6:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Feb 2, 6:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 11:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Feb 3, 5:02 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Feb 3, 7:42 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Feb 3, 10:50 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
Nearby
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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.