Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 2, 2012, 2:01 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 2, 2012, 3:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 5 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 2, 2012, 2:01 PM AKDT (22:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2012, 3:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2012, 8:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
257 WWAK61 PAFC 022201 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 201 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 AKZ121-030400- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0004.120502T2300Z-120503T0400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 201 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR INTERIOR WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...INTERIOR WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15%. * 20 FT WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...50 TO 55. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN QUICKLY DROP DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER INTO THE 30S BY LATE 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
202 WWAK61 PAFC 030405 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 805 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 AKZ121-030515- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120503T0400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 805 PM AKDT WED MAY 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR INTERIOR WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| May 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 2, 6:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| May 2, 9:42 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 5 days |
Nearby
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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.