Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2008, 11:52 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 13, 2008, 11:52 AM AKST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2008, 2:39 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFG 132052 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1152 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 AKZ201-140600- /X.NEW.PAFG.HW.W.0013.081213T2100Z-081214T0600Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 1152 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THE VICINITY OF CAPE LISBURNE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THE AREA IN AND AROUND CAPE LISBURNE. SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING FOR THE AREA OF CAPE LISBURNE AND VICINITY. CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFG 140550 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 850 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 AKZ201-141400- /X.EXT.PAFG.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081214T1500Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 850 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FROM ICY CAPE SOUTHWARD... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF ICY CAPE OVERNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ RT DEC 08
000 WWAK71 PAFG 141139 NPWNSB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 239 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 AKZ201-141245- /X.CAN.PAFG.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081214T1500Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 239 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONG WIND THAT PRODUCED WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 74 MPH AT CAPE LISBURNE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IS CONTINUING TO DIMINISH...AND THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:12 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 30 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Dec 13, 1:45 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFG | 19 hr | |
| Dec 13, 10:10 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 6 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.