Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2011, 3:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 16, 2011, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2011, 3:54 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
821 WWAK61 PAFC 162330 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 AKZ111-172330- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0006.110516T2330Z-110518T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 330 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE KNIK VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WIND THROUGH THE KNIK VALLEY. WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 25 MPH OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 20 TO 28 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY MID EVENING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP...BUT CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR A REPEAT OF THESE CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL. 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. && $$ AKZ141-172330- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0006.110516T2330Z-110518T0700Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 330 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WIND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WIND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY. WINDS HAVE INCREASED IN GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...BUT CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE TO REPEAT TUESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...WITH A POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
1 follow-up statement
875 WWAK61 PAFC 172354 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 AKZ111-190000- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110518T0700Z/ /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110519T0500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 354 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND THROUGH THE KNIK VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND THROUGH THE KNIK VALLEY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERS AND WINDS DIMINISH. A REPEAT OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE KNIK VALLEY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT. AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND DIMINISHING WINDS BY MID EVENING WILL HELP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES 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. && $$ AKZ141-190000- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110518T0700Z/ /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110519T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 354 PM AKDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON HAVE PLUMMETED TO NEAR 15 PERCENT UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE BY LATE EVENING. A REPEAT OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AS CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE LITTLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE 15 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE REGION THROUGH MID EVENING WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 16, 1:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 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.