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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2011, 2:08 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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 13, 2011, 2:08 PM AKDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2011, 7:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
413 WWAK61 PAFC 132208 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 208 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 AKZ121-140300- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0004.110513T2208Z-110514T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 208 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVER INLAND AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OVER INLAND AREAS. AFTERNOON HEATING AND LOW DEW POINTS WILL BRING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT OVER INLAND AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER EARLY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO COOL. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
295 WWAK61 PAFC 140301 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 701 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 AKZ121-140415- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110514T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 701 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RECOVERING THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 days |
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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.