Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2009, 8:24 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 17, 2009, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 58 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 17, 2009, 8:24 AM AKDT (16:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2009, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2009, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
040 WWAK61 PAFC 171624 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 824 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 AKZ141-180600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090517T2000Z-090518T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 824 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ALSO HELP TO KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERY LOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ145-180600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090517T2200Z-090518T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 824 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUSITNA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
10 follow-up statements
996 WWAK61 PAFC 171919 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1119 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 AKZ111-180600- /X.EXB.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090517T1919Z-090518T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1119 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF PALMER AND WASILLA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE VICINITY OF PALMER AND WASILLA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY 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. && $$ AKZ141-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090517T2000Z-090518T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 1119 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COPPER RIVER BASIN... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COPPER RIVER BASIN. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ALSO HELP TO KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERY LOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090517T2200Z-090518T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 1119 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUSITNA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUSITNA VALLEY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
477 WWAK61 PAFC 172224 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 224 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 AKZ121-180600- /X.EXA.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 224 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ111-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 224 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERED THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE VICINITY OF PALMER AND WASILLA. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR KNIK ARM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY 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. && $$ AKZ141-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 224 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ALSO HELP TO KEEP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VERY LOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 224 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
277 WWAK61 PAFC 180008 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 AKZ141-190015- /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090519T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 408 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOUGH THEY WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN ON MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ111-190015- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.A.0004.090518T2000Z-090519T0600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 408 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS BUILDING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE ENOUGH TO SEND HUMIDITIES BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN ON MONDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-190015- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.A.0004.090518T2000Z-090519T0600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 408 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. CLOUD COVER WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO INCREASE. HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE THAT CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE IN THE AFTERNOON ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RISE AND HUMIDITIES TO DROP AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ121-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 408 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS BUILDING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO 15 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
670 WWAK61 PAFC 180601 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1001 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 AKZ145-181715- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.FW.A.0004.090518T2000Z-090519T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 1001 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. CLOUD COVER IS MOVING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT HELPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER. HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE THAT CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO RISE AND HUMIDITIES TO DROP AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ111-181715- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.FW.A.0004.090518T2000Z-090519T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1001 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS NOSED INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TONIGHT...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT WARM TEMPERATURES WILL BE ENOUGH TO SEND HUMIDITIES BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN ON MONDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ121-180715- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090518T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 1001 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED WITH THE ONSET OF EVENING. $$ AKZ141-181715- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090519T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 1001 PM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS NOSED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RECOVERED THIS EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN ON MONDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY AT 10 TO 20 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
959 WWAK61 PAFC 181537 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 737 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 AKZ111-190700- /X.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0004.090518T2000Z-090519T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090518T2000Z-090519T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 737 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-190700- /X.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0004.090518T2000Z-090519T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090518T2000Z-090519T0700Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 737 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ101-190700- /X.EXB.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090518T1537Z-090519T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE- 737 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE ANCHORAGE AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM THE TEENS TO MID 20S EXPECTED TODAY. INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEGINNING THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL START OUT 10 TO 20 MPH IN SOUTHWEST ANCHORAGE AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THESE AREAS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS IN TOWN WILL BEGIN LIGHT AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ121-190700- /X.EXB.PAFC.FW.W.0008.090518T2000Z-090519T0700Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 737 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ141-190700- /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090519T0700Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 737 AM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
835 WWAK61 PAFC 190059 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 AKZ111-200100- /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 459 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS THIS EVENING THROUGH AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND IN THE MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WHEN WIND GUSTS PICK UP TO 25 MPH OR GREATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ141-200100- /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 459 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND IN THE MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL IN THE AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-200100- /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 459 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND IN THE MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL IN THE AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ101-190700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090519T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE- 459 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING FROM THE TEENS TO MID 20S. WINDS TO 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING DROPPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ121-190700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090519T0700Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 459 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS PREVENTED GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT AND THIS WILL ASSIST THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
790 WWAK61 PAFC 190651 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1051 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 AKZ101-121-190800- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090519T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE-WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 1051 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ111-191900- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1051 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WHEN WIND GUSTS PICK UP TO 25 MPH OR GREATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ141-191900- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 1051 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-191900- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 1051 PM AKDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
149 WWAK61 PAFC 191546 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 746 AM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 AKZ111-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 746 AM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES HAS RECOVERED SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING WHEN WIND GUSTS PICK UP TO 25 MPH OR GREATER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ141-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 746 AM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES HAS RECOVERED SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ AKZ145-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 746 AM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES HAS RECOVERED SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING BUT WILL AGAIN FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
249 WWAK61 PAFC 200050 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 AKZ101-200600- /X.EXA.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE- 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP...FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH OR GREATER. 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. && $$ AKZ121-200600- /X.EXA.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF STERLING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE NORTH AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PENINSULA...NORTH AND EAST OF STERLING. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE RECOVERING OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ125-200600- /X.EXA.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF MOOSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS CONTINUED TO ESTABLISH ITSELF AREA AND THROUGH THE NORTH WESTERN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE RECOVERING OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ AKZ111-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO PICK UP...FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 25 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ141-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER TEENS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ AKZ145-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 450 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF ACROSS THE REGION. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOWER TEENS THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
396 WWAK61 PAFC 200608 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1008 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 AKZ101-111-121-125-141-145-200715- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090520T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-COPPER RIVER BASIN-SUSITNA VALLEY- 1008 PM AKDT TUE MAY 19 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MATANUSKA VALLEY...WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...COPPER RIVER BASIN...AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HAVE RECOVERED TO GREATER THAN 15 PERCENT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at May 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT SUN MAY 17 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... IN THE UPPER LEVELS A RIDGE AXIS IS ALIGNED THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA SLOWLY RETREATING EAST. THE RIDGE IS STILL FLANKED TO THE WEST BY AN UPPER LOW SLIPPING INTO THE WESTERN BERING. A SHORTWAVE IS ROTATING AROUND THIS FEATURE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. EAST OF THE RIDGE...A DEEP TROF EXISTS OVER WESTERN YUKON TERRITORY SOUTH THROUGH NORTHEASTERN GULF OF AK. AT THE SURFACE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS DRAPED THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVING EAST TOWARDS SOUTHWEST AK. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GFS AND NAM INITIALIZED SATISFACTORILY AND WERE EMPLOYED FOR THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE. IN GENERAL...MODELS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF THE FRONTAL ZONE MOVING INTO SW AK. SOLUTIONS SUGGEST THAT THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING INTO MAINLAND AK SHOULD BECOME CUT-OFF...AS SHOULD THE UPSTREAM TROF DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN GULF. WITH A TREND TOWARDS A BLOCKED FLOW AND BETTER AGREEMENT AMONG THE MODELS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN IN THE MOST RECENT DAYS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... FRONTAL ZONE SLOWLY ADVANCING TOWARDS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ZONE...WITH RAIN OVERSPREADING KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY AND TUESDAY. FAIR WEATHER ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONE AS UPPER RIDGE REMAINS PREDOMINANT. .SOUTHWEST... PERIODS OF RAIN ACROSS THE AKPEN AND KUSKOWIM DELTA TODAY AND LATER INTO BRISTOL BAY. PRECIPITATION TAPERING TO SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION MIXING WITH SNOW AS COOLER AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND FRONTAL ZONE. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... CONTINUED THREAT OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS UPPER LOW ADVANCES FURTHER INTO THE BERING SEA WITH VARIOUS SHORTWAVES. .LONG TERM FORECAST... FORECAST CHALLENGES THIS COMING WEEK FOCUSING ON EXACT PLACEMENT OF SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND BERING UPPER LOW...AND THE SCOPE OF MOISTURE/PRECIPITATION FROM THE REMNANTS OF FRONTAL ZONE OVER THE N GULF. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JAM MAY 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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