Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2016, 8:07 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 17, 2016, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 16, 2016, 8:07 AM AKDT (16:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2016, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
530 WWAK61 PAFC 161607 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 807 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2016 AKZ141-170815- /O.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0004.160617T2000Z-160618T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0007.160617T2100Z-160618T0600Z/ 807 AM AKDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...18 TO 25 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXTENDING WELL INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
791 WWAK61 PAFC 162359 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2016 AKZ141-171600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0007.160617T2100Z-160618T0600Z/ 359 PM AKDT THU JUN 16 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...18 TO 30 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXTENDING WELL INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
550 WWAK61 PAFC 171422 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 622 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2016 AKZ141-180600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0007.160617T2100Z-160618T0600Z/ 622 AM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 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 35 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...16 TO 31 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON EXTENDING WELL INTO 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. && $$
117 WWAK61 PAFC 180557 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 957 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2016 AKZ141-180700- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160618T0600Z/ 957 PM AKDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR COPPER RIVER BASIN... WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE NIGHT HOURS...BUT TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP ACROSS THE REGION AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE RECOVERING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jun 16, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jun 16, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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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.