Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 2, 2016, 9:54 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 2, 2016, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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 2, 2016, 9:54 AM AKDT (17:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 2, 2016, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2016, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
867 WWAK62 PAFC 021754 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 954 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2016 AKZ153-030700- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0005.160602T1800Z-160603T0700Z/ 954 AM AKDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING 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 FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S. * TIMING...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO INITIATE IN THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
013 WWAK62 PAFC 030004 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2016 AKZ153-030700- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160603T0700Z/ 404 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... * LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 50S. * TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING NEAR OR ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE BUT THE OVERALL COVERAGE SHOULD DECREASE. * IMPACTS...AMPLE LIGHTNING COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
393 WWAK62 PAFC 030703 RFWALU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1103 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2016 AKZ153-030815- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160603T0700Z/ 1103 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LIGHTNING FOR THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... WRAP-UP LIGHTING ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ACTIVITY REMAINING ISOLATED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:04 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 25 min | |
| Jun 1, 4:29 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 9 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.