Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Feb 7, 2009, 4:55 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2009, 12:00 PM AKST. 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
- Feb 7, 2009, 4:55 AM AKST (13:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2009, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2009, 9:02 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK72 PAFC 071355 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 455 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ191-080300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.090207T2100Z-090208T0200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.090207T2100Z-090208T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 455 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FAST MOVING FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHEAST 55 TO 70 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK72 PAFC 071359 CCA NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ191-080300- /X.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0003.090207T2100Z-090208T0200Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.HW.W.0005.090207T2100Z-090208T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 458 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FAST MOVING FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST 55 TO 70 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 80 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 080114 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ191-080600- /X.EXT.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090208T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 414 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A STRONG FAST MOVING FRONT IS MOVING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 75 MPH. 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. $$
000 WWAK72 PAFC 080602 NPWALU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 902 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... AKZ191-080715- /X.CAN.PAFC.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090208T0600Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 902 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT HAS PASSED NORTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND IS WEAKENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO WEAKEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:09 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:15 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 6:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 9:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 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.