Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 25, 2011, 1:24 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 25, 2011, 1:24 PM AKDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2011, 9:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
987 WWAK61 PAFC 252124 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 124 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 AKZ121-260600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0012.110525T2124Z-110526T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 124 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS NORTH OF CLAM GULCH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SUNNY DRY WEATHER HAS DROPPED THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 PERCENT OR BELOW AROUND KENAI AND SOLDOTNA. AREAS OF EAST WINDS TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. CONDITION WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
722 WWAK61 PAFC 260505 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 AKZ121-260615- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 905 PM AKDT WED MAY 25 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS NORTH OF CLAM GULCH... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED ABOVE 30 PERCENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
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, 8:00 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every red flag warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.