Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 27, 2014, 3:56 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 28, 2014, 12:00 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
- Apr 27, 2014, 3:56 PM AKDT (23:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2014, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 8:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158 WWAK61 PAFC 272356 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AKDT SUN APR 27 2014 AKZ111-281600- /O.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0002.140428T2000Z-140429T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0006.140428T2000Z-140429T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 356 PM AKDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY 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 FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 20 FT WINDS...SE WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 20 TO 32 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RH VALUES WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY TO MID EVENING ON MONDAY...WITH RH VALUES RECOVERING MID TO LATE EVENING ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
837 WWAK61 PAFC 281444 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 644 AM AKDT MON APR 28 2014 AKZ111-290600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0006.140428T2000Z-140429T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 644 AM AKDT MON APR 28 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...SE WIND 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 25 TO 32 PERCENT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST RH VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY TO MID EVENING...WITH RH VALUES RECOVERING BY MID TO LATE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
704 WWAK61 PAFC 290004 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT MON APR 28 2014 AKZ111-290600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140429T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 404 PM AKDT MON APR 28 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 35 PERCENT * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH HUMIDITIES RECOVERING MID TO LATE THIS 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. && $$
698 WWAK61 PAFC 290405 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 805 PM AKDT MON APR 28 2014 AKZ111-290515- /O.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140429T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 805 PM AKDT MON APR 28 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:17 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 27, 7:33 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 27, 3:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.