Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 17, 2012, 4:01 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 17, 2012, 4:01 PM AKDT (00:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2012, 9:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
936 WWAK61 PAFC 180001 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 AKZ111-181645- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0007.120518T0001Z-120518T0500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.120518T2000Z-120519T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 401 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 11 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT THURSDAY EVENING. 15 TO 20 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH THU EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRI EVENING. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT RECOVERING TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT BY LATE EVENING. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...COUPLED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ AKZ141-181645- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.120518T2300Z-120519T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 401 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE ENTIRE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RECOVERING TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT LATE FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ145-181645- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.120518T2300Z-120519T0500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 401 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR WILLOW SOUTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...FOR AREAS FROM WILLOW SOUTH IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RECOVERING TO 40 PERCENT MID FRIDAY 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. && $$ JAM
1 follow-up statement
211 WWAK61 PAFC 180110 CCA RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 509 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 AKZ111-181800- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0007.120518T0109Z-120518T0500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.120518T2000Z-120519T0700Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 509 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 11 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT THURSDAY EVENING. 15 TO 20 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH THU EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRI EVENING. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT RECOVERING TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT BY LATE EVENING. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...COUPLED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ AKZ141-181800- /X.COR.PAFC.FW.W.0008.120518T2300Z-120519T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 509 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE ENTIRE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RECOVERING TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT LATE FRIDAY 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. && $$ AKZ145-181800- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.120518T2300Z-120519T0500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 509 PM AKDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR WILLOW SOUTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...FOR AREAS FROM WILLOW SOUTH IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 PERCENT. * TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RECOVERING TO 40 PERCENT MID FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 17, 4:01 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 30 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.