Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 15, 2008, 11:41 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 15, 2008, 4:41 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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 15, 2008, 11:41 AM AKDT (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2008, 4:41 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2008, 9:40 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
565 WWAK61 PAFC 160041 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 PM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 AKZ141-160600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0009.080516T0041Z-080516T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 441 PM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. SOUTH WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COPPER RIVER THIS EVENING COMBINED WITH RH VALUES FROM 28 TO 34 PERCENT WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS THROUGH 10 PM 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
741 WWAK61 PAFC 160540 RFWAER RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 940 PM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 AKZ141-160645- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080516T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 940 PM ADT THU MAY 15 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 11:00 PM 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.