Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2012, 5:27 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
- Apr 25, 2012, 5:27 PM AKDT (01:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 2012, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
439 WWAK61 PAFC 260127 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 527 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 AKZ111-260700- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0001.120426T0127Z-120426T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 527 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY. * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...20 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ JAM
1 follow-up statement
558 WWAK61 PAFC 260723 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1123 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 AKZ111-260830- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120426T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1123 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 26, 10:48 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 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.