Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 25, 2011, 8:00 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 25, 2011, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 25, 2011, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 9:12 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
659 WWAK62 PAFC 251532 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 800 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 AKZ152-260600- /X.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0002.110525T2100Z-110526T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0011.110525T2000Z-110526T0600Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 800 AM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WARMER DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE EAST TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL INTO THE 15 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. WINDS GUSTS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
909 WWAK62 PAFC 252343 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 343 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 AKZ152-260600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 343 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A WARM AND DRY AIRMASS ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOWIM VALLEY IS PRODUCING RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 TO 30 PERCENT COUPLED WITH EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER LATE THIS EVENING AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BRINGING AND END TO THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ JAM
033 WWAK62 PAFC 260512 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 912 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 AKZ152-260615- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 912 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. GUSTY EAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RH VALUES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE 30 PERCENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 24, 6:46 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| May 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 25, 1:24 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.