Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2016, 3:55 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 23, 2016, 3:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 22, 2016, 3:55 PM AKDT (23:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2016, 3:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2016, 7:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
335 WWAK61 PAFC 222355 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKDT WED JUN 22 2016 AKZ141-231600- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0008.160623T2300Z-160624T0300Z/ 355 PM AKDT WED JUN 22 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 7 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 3 PM TO 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN PEAK DURING THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
105 WWAK61 PAFC 231244 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 444 AM AKDT THU JUN 23 2016 AKZ141-240300- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.160623T2300Z-160624T0300Z/ 444 AM AKDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN PEAK DURING THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
464 WWAK61 PAFC 240000 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 23 2016 AKZ141-240300- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160624T0300Z/ 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... * LOCATION...COPPER RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 24 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 70S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS RH VALUES DROP INTO THE MID 20S. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 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. && $$
467 WWAK61 PAFC 240315 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 715 PM AKDT THU JUN 23 2016 AKZ141-240415- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160624T0300Z/ 715 PM AKDT THU JUN 23 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN... GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES WILL IMPROVE FROM HERE ON OUT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 22, 10:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jun 22, 3:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 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.