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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 25, 2012

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THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 25, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 26, 10:48 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC11 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.