Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 8, 2016, 4:01 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 9, 2016, 3:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 8, 2016, 4:01 PM AKDT (00:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2016, 3:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2016, 9:55 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
952 WWAK61 PAFC 090001 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2016 AKZ141-091615- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0006.160609T2000Z-160610T0600Z/ 401 PM AKDT WED JUN 8 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...WITH STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURE WILL BE HIGHEST AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECOVER DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
695 WWAK61 PAFC 091419 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 619 AM AKDT THU JUN 9 2016 AKZ141-100600- /O.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0006.160609T2300Z-160610T0600Z/ 619 AM AKDT THU JUN 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN PEAK BETWEEN ABOUT 4 PM AND 8 PM. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST TEMPERATURES AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER BUT THERE WILL BE WIND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE HEART OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE AS SUNLIGHT DECREASES DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
869 WWAK61 PAFC 100000 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2016 AKZ141-100600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160610T0600Z/ 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 70S. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL PEAK THROUGH 8PM. THIS WILL ALSO BE THE PERIOD OF HIGHEST TEMPERATURES AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER BUT THERE WILL BE WIND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE HEART OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER AND HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO RECOVER BY THE MID-EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
098 WWAK61 PAFC 100555 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 955 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2016 AKZ141-100700- /O.CAN.PAFC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160610T0600Z/ 955 PM AKDT THU JUN 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY...BUT COOLER AND MOISTER AIR WILL KEEP CONDITIONS BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 9, 3:00 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.