Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this red flag warning at Jul 19, 2016, 9:14 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jul 19, 2016, 10:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Jul 19, 2016, 9:14 AM AKDT (17:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 19, 2016, 10:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2016, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
914 WWAK61 PAFC 191714 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 914 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 AKZ101-200600- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0009.160719T1800Z-160720T0600Z/ 914 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN CHANNELED TERRAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MID 30S IN VALLEYS. 30 TO 40 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...MID 60S TO LOWER 70S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S IN VALLEYS. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTIEST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ AKZ125-200600- /O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0009.160719T1800Z-160720T0600Z/ 914 AM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...VALLEYS AND INLAND AREAS. WINDS WILL BE WORST IN N-S VALLEYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MID TO UPPER 20S IN VALLEYS, 40 TO 50 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...MID 60S TO LOWER 70S ABOVE 1500 FT, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S IN VALLEYS. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTIEST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
2 follow-up statements
087 WWAK61 PAFC 200021 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 421 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 AKZ101-200600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160720T0600Z/ 421 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...TURNAGAIN ARM * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN CHANNELED TERRAIN. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MID 30S IN VALLEYS. 30 TO 40 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...MID 60S TO LOWER 70S AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S IN VALLEYS. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTIEST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND 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. && $$ AKZ125-200600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160720T0600Z/ 421 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND... * LOCATION...VALLEYS AND INLAND AREAS. WINDS WILL BE WORST IN N- S VALLEYS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MID TO UPPER 20S IN VALLEYS... 40 TO 50 PERCENT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TEMPERATURES...MID 60S TO LOWER 70S ABOVE 1500 FT... WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S IN VALLEYS. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND WINDS WILL BE GUSTIEST DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION...GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC. && $$
196 WWAK61 PAFC 200559 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 959 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 AKZ101-200700- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160720T0600Z/ 959 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM... WHILE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL GRADUALLY ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CONTINUE TO MODERATE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 50 AND 70 PERCENT THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. $$ AKZ125-200700- /O.EXP.PAFC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160720T0600Z/ 959 PM AKDT TUE JUL 19 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND... WHILE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL GRADUALLY ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CONTINUE TO MODERATE. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 60 PERCENT THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH NORTH TO WEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:21 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jul 19, 3:51 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 19, 3:51 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jul 19, 3:58 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 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.