Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jul 23, 2011, 6:33 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jul 23, 2011, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Jul 23, 2011, 6:33 AM AKDT (14:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 23, 2011, 2:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2011, 8:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599 WWAK61 PAFC 231433 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 633 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011 A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AHEAD OF A FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE BERING SEA. THE TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LIKELY GENERATE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER AND COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AKZ141-240600- /X.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0004.110723T2200Z-110724T0400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0015.110723T2200Z-110724T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 633 AM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE COPPER RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION... ALONG THE COPPER RIVER * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTH 30 MPH * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...24 TO 35 PERCENT * TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
541 WWAK61 PAFC 232355 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011 A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AHEAD OF A FRONT MOVING OUT OF THE BERING SEA. THE TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT IS GENERATING STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER AND IS COMBINING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 30 PERCENT TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AKZ141-240600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110724T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 355 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS FOR THE COPPER RIVER... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION... ALONG THE COPPER RIVER * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
458 WWAK61 PAFC 240418 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 818 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...THE STRONG WIND CONTINUES ALONG THE COPPER RIVER HOWEVER THE HUMIDITY HAS RECOVERED TO ABOVE 35 PERCENT AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING... AKZ141-240530- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110724T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 818 PM AKDT SAT JUL 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS FOR THE COPPER RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WIND CONTINUES ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. THE HUMIDITY HAS RECOVERED TO ABOVE 35 PERCENT AND THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jul 23, 9:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jul 23, 12:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 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.