Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 31, 2011, 8:06 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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 31, 2011, 8:06 AM AKDT (16:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2011, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2011, 9:36 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
037 WWAK61 PAFC 311606 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 806 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... AKZ141-010700- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0013.110531T2000Z-110601T0700Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 806 AM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... 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 COMBINATION OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST GULF AND A STRENGTHENING RIDGE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY TO PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO HELP MIX DRIER AIR ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COPPER RIVER WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERS 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
912 WWAK61 PAFC 010536 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 936 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 AKZ141-010645- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110601T0700Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 936 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISH AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS SLOWLY RECOVERING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| May 31, 10:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 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.