Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 27, 2012, 8:16 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 27, 2012, 3:00 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 27, 2012, 8:16 AM AKDT (16:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2012, 3:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2012, 9:21 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 WWAK61 PAFC 271616 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 816 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 AKZ111-280600- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0003.120427T2300Z-120428T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 816 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 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 FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * 20 FT WINDS...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT * TIMING...RH VALUES WILL BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN RECOVER BY 10 PM. GUSTY 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
372 WWAK61 PAFC 280004 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 AKZ111-280600- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120428T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 404 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...RH VALUES WILL BE LOWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN RECOVER BY 10 PM. GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
592 WWAK61 PAFC 280521 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 921 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 AKZ111-280630- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120428T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 921 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO GREATER THAN 30 PERCENT AND WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 25 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.