Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Feb 8, 2014, 12:07 AM AKST. It was in force for 113 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2014, 12:07 AM AKST (09:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2014, 2:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 113 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WWAK61 PAFC 080907 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1207 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 AKZ111-081100- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140208T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0002.140208T0907Z-140208T1100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1207 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS EXTENDED THE RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT BY EARLY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING 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. && $$ AKZ121-081015- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140208T0900Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- 1207 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS NORTHERLY WINDS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE KENAI AND DEW POINT TEMPERATURES ARE RISING. $$
2 follow-up statements
823 WWAK61 PAFC 080910 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1210 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 AKZ111-081100- /X.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T1100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1210 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST THIS MORNING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM AKST EARLY THIS MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ENTIRE MATANUSKA VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 35 TO 55 MPH DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...30 TO 35 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT BY EARLY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING 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. && $$
665 WWAK61 PAFC 081105 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 205 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 AKZ111-081215- /X.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T1100Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 205 AM AKST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXPIRED AS SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 20 MPH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 9:48 AM AKST | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 62 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.