Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Mar 24, 2015, 10:57 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 25, 2015, 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
- Mar 24, 2015, 10:57 AM AKDT (18:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2015, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2015, 8:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612 WWAK61 PAFC 241857 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1057 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 AKZ111-251100- /O.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0001.150325T2000Z-150326T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0001.150325T2000Z-150326T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 1057 AM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY 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 8 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...27 TO 33 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB THE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 30 PERCENT OR LOWER. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL IN THE EVENING ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
164 WWAK61 PAFC 250004 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 AKZ111-251630- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0001.150325T2000Z-150326T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 404 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...27 TO 33 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 40S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB THE HUMIDITIES IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL DROP TO 30 PERCENT OR LOWER. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL IN THE EVENING ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
257 WWAK61 PAFC 251500 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 700 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 AKZ111-260400- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0001.150325T2000Z-150326T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 700 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...27 TO 33 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 40S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB THE HUMIDITIES IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL DROP TO 30 PERCENT OR LOWER. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL IN THE EVENING ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER. 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. && $$
566 WWAK61 PAFC 260005 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 AKZ111-260400- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150326T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 405 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 33 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 40S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES WILL COOL IN THE EVENING ALLOWING HUMIDITIES TO RECOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
191 WWAK61 PAFC 260400 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 800 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 AKZ111-260500- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150326T0400Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 800 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND FOR MATANUSKA VALLEY... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 10:53 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:27 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:38 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:55 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:55 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:06 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:14 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM AKDT | Winter Weather 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.