Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 5, 2008, 1:59 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 5, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 5, 2008, 1:59 AM AKDT (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 5, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2008, 7:41 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK61 PAFC 051459 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 659 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 AKZ111-060400- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0002.080505T2100Z-080506T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 659 AM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 25 TO 30 PERCENT AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER BY LATE THIS 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK61 PAFC 060123 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 523 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 AKZ111-060400- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080506T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 523 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 25 TO 30 PERCENT AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER BY LATE THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. $$
000 WWAK61 PAFC 060341 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 741 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 AKZ111-060445- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080506T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 741 PM ADT MON MAY 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERING FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS NOW AND ARE UNLIKELY TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 4, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 4:49 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 5, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.