Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 20, 2007, 3:24 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 20, 2007, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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
- May 20, 2007, 3:24 AM AKDT (11:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 20, 2007, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 20, 2007, 7:56 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 WWAK61 PAFC 201624 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 824 AM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 AKZ111-210400- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0004.070520T2000Z-070521T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 824 AM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY NEAR BIG LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING. THE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO 15 PERCENT NEAR BIG LAKE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RECOVERING IN THE LATE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. $$
2 follow-up statements
944 WWAK61 PAFC 202351 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 PM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 AKZ121-210400- /X.EXB.PAFC.FW.W.0004.070521T0000Z-070521T0400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 351 PM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING. THE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RECOVERING IN THE LATE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. $$ AKZ111-210400- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070521T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 351 PM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY NEAR BIG LAKE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING. THE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 15 PERCENT NEAR BIG LAKE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE RECOVERING IN THE LATE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. $$
000 WWAK61 PAFC 210356 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 756 PM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 AKZ111-121-210500- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070521T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY-WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 756 PM ADT SUN MAY 20 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE RECOVERED ENOUGH TO PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 15 PERCENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 days | |
| May 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.