Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 14, 2011, 9:47 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 14, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 14, 2011, 9:47 AM AKDT (17:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2011, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- May 14, 2011, 9:04 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
615 WWAK62 PAFG 141747 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 947 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ227-150600- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0004.110514T1800Z-110515T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 947 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A SOUTHEAST WIND WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER AS TEMPERATURES COOL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
079 WWAK62 PAFG 141749 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 949 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ227-150200- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0004.110514T1800Z-110515T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 949 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...A SOUTHEAST WIND WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER AS TEMPERATURES COOL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
604 WWAK62 PAFG 150009 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 409 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ227-150600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 409 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 15 TO 25 PERCENT THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...A SOUTHEAST WIND WILL GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONG WIND WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER AS TEMPERATURES COOL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
902 WWAK62 PAFG 150504 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 904 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ227-150615- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 904 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. DISCUSSION...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL THIS EVENING THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER. THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTING TO AROUND 25 MPH NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE WILL ALSO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 20 PERCENT AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THE WIND IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 3:45 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| May 14, 3:53 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| May 14, 9:41 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 11 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.