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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at May 25, 2014, 4:02 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 26, 2014, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 25, 2014, 4:02 PM AKDT (00:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2014, 2:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2014, 6:59 AM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
977 WWAK61 PAFC 260002 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKDT SUN MAY 25 2014 AKZ141-261615- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0021.140526T2200Z-140527T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 402 PM AKDT SUN MAY 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. * LOCATION... ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...26 TO 30 PERCENT. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...60 TO 64. * TIMING...WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITIES FALL. CONDITIONS WILL END DURING THE EVENING AS HUMIDITIES INCREASE AND GUSTY WIND DIMINISHES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
052 WWAK61 PAFC 261527 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 727 AM AKDT MON MAY 26 2014 AKZ141-270600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0021.140526T2200Z-140527T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 727 AM AKDT MON MAY 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...26 TO 30 PERCENT. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MID DAY AND PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITIES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RISE FAIRLY QUICKLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP IN THE LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
778 WWAK61 PAFC 270007 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 PM AKDT MON MAY 26 2014 AKZ141-271615- /O.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140528T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 407 PM AKDT MON MAY 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * 20 FT WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK AND HUMIDITIES WILL REACH THEIR MINIMUMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT WHILE HUMIDITIES RECOVER FAIRLY QUICKLY. WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE TUESDAY AND HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO CRITICAL LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MSO
851 WWAK61 PAFC 271459 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 659 AM AKDT TUE MAY 27 2014 AKZ141-271600- /O.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140528T0600Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 659 AM AKDT TUE MAY 27 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT IS BRINGING MORE MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS EVEN THOUGH THERE WILL STILL BE GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 3:32 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 26, 3:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| May 26, 3:39 PM 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.