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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 26, 2013, 7:16 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jun 26, 2013, 7:16 AM AKDT (15:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2013, 12:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 WWAK61 PAFC 261516 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 716 AM AKDT WED JUN 26 2013 AKZ141-270800- /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0013.130627T0000Z-130627T0800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 716 AM AKDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * DRY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...25 PERCENT WITH CLOUD BASES 6500 TO 8000FT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TIMING...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
294 WWAK61 PAFC 270004 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT WED JUN 26 2013 AKZ141-270800- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130627T0800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 404 PM AKDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. * DRY THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE...25 PERCENT WITH CLOUD BASES 7000 TO 8500FT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 26 PERCENT IN THE EARLY EVENING RISING TO AROUND 45 PERCENT IN THE LATE EVENING. * TIMING...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$ KOCHEVAR
274 WWAK61 PAFC 270805 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1205 AM AKDT THU JUN 27 2013 AKZ141-270915- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130627T0800Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 1205 AM AKDT THU JUN 27 2013 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS OVER THE NORTHERN BASIN BUT THE SIGNIFICANT DRY THUNDERSTORM THREAT HAS ENDED FOR THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 26, 9:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 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.