Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 23, 2011, 8:00 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 23, 2011, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 23, 2011, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2011, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 4:39 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
825 WWAK61 PAFC 231526 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 800 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 AKZ111-240600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0009.110523T2100Z-110524T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 800 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH WINDS REACHING 15 TO 30 MPH. AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY RETREATS SOUTH...DRIER AIR WILL INVADE THE REGION WHICH WILL DROP THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTING SOUTHEATERLY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. LATE IN THE EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERS ABOVE 30 PERCENT. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
374 WWAK61 PAFC 232352 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 AKZ111-250000- /X.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 352 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
321 WWAK61 PAFC 240039 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 439 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 AKZ111-250045- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110525T0700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0010.110524T2200Z-110525T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 439 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE KNIK VALLEY. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARMER AND DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING...WHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT. 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 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.