Alert archive / Alaska / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high wind warning at Aug 27, 2015, 9:21 AM AKDT. It took effect at Aug 27, 2015, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Aug 27, 2015, 9:21 AM AKDT (17:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2015, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2015, 10:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 WWAK71 PAFC 271721 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 921 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015 ...UNUSUALLY STRONG LATE SUMMER WINDSTORM... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ORIGINATING IN THE ARCTIC WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS. SOME OF THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FELT FROM VALDEZ UP THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. SINCE TREES STILL HAVE LEAVES ON THEM THEY WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS. AKZ131-280630- /O.UPG.PAFC.HW.A.0002.150828T0600Z-150828T2100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0004.150828T0600Z-150828T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 921 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...IN TOWN...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PEAK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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. && $$ AKZ125-280630- /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0004.150828T0600Z-150828T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 921 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR WHITTIER AND SEWARD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...SEWARD AND WHITTIER. * WIND...SEWARD...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WHITTIER...WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PEAK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
3 follow-up statements
930 WWAK71 PAFC 280001 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015 ...UNUSUALLY STRONG LATE SUMMER WINDSTORM... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ORIGINATING IN THE ARCTIC WILL DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS. SOME OF THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE FELT FROM VALDEZ UP THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AS WELL AS NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. SINCE TREES STILL HAVE LEAVES ON THEM THEY WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM HIGH WINDS. AKZ125-281330- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.150828T0600Z-150828T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 401 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR WHITTIER AND SEWARD... * LOCATION...SEWARD AND WHITTIER. * WIND...SEWARD...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WHITTIER...WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PEAK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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. && $$ AKZ131-281330- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.150828T0600Z-150828T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 401 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY... * WIND...IN TOWN...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PEAK LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
584 WWAK71 PAFC 281239 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 439 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015 AKZ125-281800- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150828T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 439 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING FOR WHITTIER AND SEWARD... * LOCATION...SEWARD AND WHITTIER. * WIND...SEWARD...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WHITTIER...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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. && $$ AKZ131-281800- /O.CON.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150828T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 439 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. && $$
998 WWAK71 PAFC 281806 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1006 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015 AKZ131-282000- /O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150828T1800Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.HW.W.0005.150828T1806Z-150828T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1006 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. 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. && $$ AKZ125-281915- /O.EXP.PAFC.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150828T1800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1006 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WHITTIER AND SEWARD... ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING LEVELS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH NEAR SEWARD WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH NEAR WHITTIER WILL ALSO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 8:51 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Aug 26, 9:43 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:49 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 27, 3:12 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:12 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 27, 3:48 PM 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.