Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 6, 2011, 4:13 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 7, 2011, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Jun 6, 2011, 4:13 PM AKDT (00:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 7, 2011, 2:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2011, 8:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
823 WWAK61 PAFC 070013 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011 AKZ141-080015- /X.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0003.110607T2000Z-110608T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0014.110607T2200Z-110608T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 413 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WIND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COPPER RIVER ON TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. THE AIRMASS OVER THE BASIN WILL REMAIN DRY PERMITTING THE DEVELOPMENT A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MOISTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
509 WWAK61 PAFC 071241 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 AKZ141-080600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0014.110607T2200Z-110608T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 441 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COPPER RIVER TODAY AHEAD OF A FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. RH'S WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL ...PERMITTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MOISTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
971 WWAK61 PAFC 080002 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 AKZ141-080600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110608T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 402 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE COPPER RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT RECOVER TO 60 PERCENT OR GREATER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MOISTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
432 WWAK61 PAFC 080013 CCA RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 AKZ141-080600- /X.COR.PAFC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110608T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 413 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE COPPER RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT RECOVER TO 60 PERCENT OR GREATER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MOISTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
946 WWAK61 PAFC 080450 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 850 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 AKZ141-080600- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110608T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 850 PM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE ALREADY RECOVERED INTO THE MID 40 PERCENT RANGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 7, 5:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 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.