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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 8, 2014

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THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Feb 7, 4:15 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 8, 9:48 AM AKSTRed Flag WarningAFC62 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.