Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 25, 2014, 3:58 PM AKDT. It was in force for 29 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
- Apr 25, 2014, 3:58 PM AKDT (23:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2014, 9:04 PM AKDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
478 WWAK61 PAFC 252358 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN... AKZ111-261600- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0004.140426T0000Z-140427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 358 PM AKDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...30 PERCENT * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND RH VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND RH VALUES RECOVER INTO THE 60 PERCENT RANGE. ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES WARM ON SATURDAY...RH VALUES WILL DROP TO 30 PERCENT...LEADING TO RED FLAG CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE SATURDAY NIGHT AS RH VALUES RECOVER INTO THE 60 PERCENT RANGE AND WINDS BECOME LIGHT. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
230 WWAK61 PAFC 261523 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 723 AM AKDT SAT APR 26 2014 AKZ111-270600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 723 AM AKDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND RH VALUES OF 25 TO 30 PERCENT WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER AROUND MID EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
021 WWAK61 PAFC 262342 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 PM AKDT SAT APR 26 2014 AKZ111-270600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 342 PM AKDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RH VALUES WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER AROUND MID 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. && $$
453 WWAK61 PAFC 270504 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 904 PM AKDT SAT APR 26 2014 AKZ111-270615- /O.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140427T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 904 PM AKDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES...AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECOVER OVERNIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY A REDUCTION IN SOUTHEAST WINDS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:49 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:49 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
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