Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Oct 22, 2009, 3:51 PM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Oct 22, 2009, 3:51 PM AKDT (23:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2009, 8:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2009, 4:50 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 222351 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 AKZ125-231015- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.091023T0600Z-091023T1300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 351 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKDT FRIDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWEST AND PASSING JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND ESPECIALLY PORTAGE VALLEY...WHERE EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE FRIDAY MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ135-231000- /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0023.091023T0400Z-091023T1000Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 351 PM AKDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM AKDT FRIDAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A STRONG FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. EAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 230950 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 150 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 AKZ135-231100- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-091023T1000Z/ SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CORDOVA 150 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AHEAD OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE REGION. GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. HOWEVER WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ125-231300- /X.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-091023T1300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 150 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ROTATE SOUTHWEST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG EAST WINDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AND SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ASHORE BRISTOL BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 231250 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 AKZ125-231400- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-091023T1300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 450 AM AKDT FRI OCT 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM YIELDING THE STRONG WINDS IS ROTATING AWAY FROM THE REGION TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY. EAST WINDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 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.