Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 1, 2016, 4:04 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 2, 2016, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for . 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 1, 2016, 4:04 PM AKDT (00:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2016, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2016, 4:29 PM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
037 WWAK62 PAFC 020004 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT WED JUN 1 2016 AKZ153-021615- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0003.160603T0300Z-160603T1100Z/ 404 PM AKDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM AKDT FRIDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...BEST POTENTIAL WILL BE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE BUT THE OVERALL COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE. * IMPACTS...AMPLE LIGHTNING COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
427 WWAK62 PAFC 020029 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 429 PM AKDT WED JUN 1 2016 AKZ153-021100- /O.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0003.160603T0300Z-160603T1100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0004.160602T0300Z-160602T1100Z/ 429 PM AKDT WED JUN 1 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKDT THURSDAY FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...BEST POTENTIAL WILL BE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE BUT THE OVERALL COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE. * IMPACTS...AMPLE LIGHTNING COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:29 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jun 2, 9:54 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jun 2, 3:31 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | 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.