Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 23, 2011, 4:39 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 24, 2011, 2:00 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 23, 2011, 4:39 PM AKDT (00:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2011, 2:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 10:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
321 WWAK61 PAFC 240039 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 439 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 AKZ111-250045- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0010.110524T2200Z-110525T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 439 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
224 WWAK61 PAFC 241531 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 800 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 AKZ101-250700- /X.EXA.PAFC.FW.W.0010.110524T2200Z-110525T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE- 800 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG THE INLET AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. FIRE DANGER HAS INCREASED SINCE YESTERDAY AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM...THE INLET AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ111-250700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0010.110524T2200Z-110525T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 800 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH THIS AFTERNOON AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 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. && $$
337 WWAK61 PAFC 250002 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 AKZ101-250700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE- 402 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE INLET ... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE INLET. FIRE DANGER HAS INCREASED SINCE YESTERDAY AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING ALONG THE UPPER HILLSIDE AS WELL AS SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ111-250700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 402 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY. WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 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. && $$
624 WWAK61 PAFC 250031 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 431 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 AKZ141-250700- /X.EXA.PAFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 431 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH COPPER RIVER BASIN. WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING THROUGH THE REGION...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ101-250700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE- 431 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE INLET... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE INLET. WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING ALONG THE UPPER HILLSIDE AS WELL AS SOUTH AND WEST ANCHORAGE...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 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. && $$ AKZ111-250700- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 431 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY. WINDS OF 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE THIS EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
848 WWAK61 PAFC 250618 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1018 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 AKZ101-111-141-250730- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-COPPER RIVER BASIN- 1018 PM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ANCHORAGE...THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO 35 PERCENT OR GREATER. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT THEN DIMINISH TOWARDS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 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.