Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2012, 6:40 PM AKDT. It was in force for 2 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 13, 2012, 6:40 PM AKDT (02:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2012, 8:45 PM AKDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
045 WWAK61 PAFC 140240 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 AKZ111-140900- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0006.120514T0240Z-120514T0900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 640 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR NEAR PALMER AND WASILLA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...NEAR PALMER AND WASILLA. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER BACK ABOVE 30 PERCENT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 25 MPH BY MID 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
058 WWAK61 PAFC 140445 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 845 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 AKZ111-140545- /X.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120514T0900Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 845 PM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR NEAR PALMER AND WASILLA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED ENOUGH SO THAT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAS RISEN ABOVE 30 PERCENT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 13, 10:21 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 13, 10:41 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| May 14, 1:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.