Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2015
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 18, 2015, 7:18 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 18, 2015, 1:00 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
- Jun 18, 2015, 7:18 AM AKDT (15:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2015, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2015, 9:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
405 WWAK61 PAFC 181518 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 718 AM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 AKZ141-190500- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0009.150618T2100Z-150619T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 718 AM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 TO 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. * TIMING...HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THEN BEGIN TO RECOVER IN THE 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. && $$ AKZ145-190500- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0009.150618T2100Z-150619T0500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 718 AM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. * TIMING...HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY THEN BEGIN TO RECOVER IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
2 follow-up statements
695 WWAK61 PAFC 182348 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 348 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 AKZ141-190500- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150619T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 348 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 TO 23 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. * TIMING...HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THEN BEGIN TO RECOVER IN THE 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. && $$ AKZ145-190500- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150619T0500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 348 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY... * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 22 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S. * TIMING...HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY THEN BEGIN TO RECOVER IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
053 WWAK61 PAFC 190450 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 850 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 AKZ141-190600- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150619T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- 850 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE HUMIDITY HAS RISEN ABOVE 20 PERCENT. $$ AKZ145-190600- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150619T0500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- 850 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY... THE HUMIDITY HAS RISEN NEAR 20 PERCENT AND HIGHER. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jun 18, 3:06 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 18, 3:06 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jun 18, 3:07 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.