Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2015, 6:24 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 14, 2015, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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 14, 2015, 6:24 AM AKDT (14:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2015, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2015, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
563 WWAK61 PAFC 141424 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 624 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 AKZ111-150200- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0002.150414T2000Z-150415T0200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 624 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING 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 TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. REALTIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN RECIVER INTO THE 40S DURING THE EARLY 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
581 WWAK61 PAFC 141424 CCA RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 624 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 AKZ111-150200- /O.COR.PAFC.FW.W.0002.150414T2000Z-150415T0200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 624 AM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON THEN RECOVER INTO THE 40S DURING THE EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
266 WWAK61 PAFC 150002 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 AKZ111-150200- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 402 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... * 20 FT WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...25 TO 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER INTO THE 40S DURING THE EARLY 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. && $$
988 WWAK61 PAFC 150202 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 602 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 AKZ111-150315- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150415T0200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- 602 PM AKDT TUE APR 14 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WIND FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THIS EVENING. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER WELL OVERNIGHT DUE TO MOISTURE WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:07 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:07 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:07 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:07 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:17 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 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.