Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 26, 2012, 10:48 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
- Apr 26, 2012, 10:48 AM AKDT (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
924 WWAK61 PAFC 261848 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1048 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 AKZ111-270600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0002.120426T1848Z-120427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1048 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 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 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY. * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 20% TO 25% IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...RH VALUES WILL BE LOWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN RECOVER ABOVE 30% BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY SLIGHTLY DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
337 WWAK61 PAFC 262359 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 AKZ111-270600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 359 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...RH VALUES WILL BE LOWEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN RECOVER ABOVE 30% BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
359 WWAK61 PAFC 270602 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1002 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 AKZ111-270715- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1002 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO GREATER THAN 30% AND WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. $$
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 25, 5:27 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 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.