Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 28, 2011, 3:45 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 1:00 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
- Apr 28, 2011, 3:45 PM AKDT (23:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2011, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2011, 9:25 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
505 WWAK61 PAFC 282345 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WIND IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... AKZ111-292345- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0001.110429T2100Z-110430T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 345 PM AKDT THU APR 28 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AHEAD OF A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL ALSO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER ABOVE THIS LATER FRIDAY 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
466 WWAK61 PAFC 291531 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 731 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... AKZ111-300345- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0001.110429T2100Z-110430T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 731 AM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING . SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AHEAD OF A WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY AND INTO PALMER WITH WEAKER WINDS AS YOU HEAD WESTWARD FROM PALMER. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WILL ALSO DROP INTO THE 28 TO 36 PERCENT RANGE WITH DRIEST CONDITIONS IN THE SAME AREA AS THE STRONGEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO BACK ABOVE 40 PERCENT BY LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
306 WWAK61 PAFC 292353 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... AKZ111-300600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110430T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 353 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH OVER THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AHEAD OF A WEAKENING FRONT MOVING NORTH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALONG THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY AND INTO PALMER WITH WEAKER WINDS HEADING WESTWARD FROM PALMER. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE EVENING HOURS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE WITH DRIEST CONDITIONS IN THE SAME AREA AS THE STRONGEST WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO BACK ABOVE 40 PERCENT 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. && $$
954 WWAK61 PAFC 300525 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 925 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... AKZ111-300630- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110430T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 925 PM AKDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH PERSIST IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE RISING INTO THE MID 40S AS OF 9 PM. THE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB OVERNIGHT AS SOME SHOWERS WILL PASS OVER THE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.