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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK

May 16, 2007

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2007, 3:31 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 16, 2007, 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
May 16, 2007, 3:31 AM AKDT (11:31 UTC)
In effect from
May 16, 2007, 10:00 AM AKDT
Expired
May 16, 2007, 9:35 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWAK62 PAFG 161631
RFWWCZ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
831 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR...

AKZ215-162345-
/X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0013.070516T1800Z-070517T0600Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
831 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WIND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. 

DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
ADT WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

AKZ216-162345-
/X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0013.070516T1800Z-070517T0600Z/
LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS-
831 AM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR
REASON STRONG WIND...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. 

DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
ADT WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWAK62 PAFG 162318
RFWWCZ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
318 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN
INTERIOR...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING FOR REASON STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN
INTERIOR...

AKZ215-170600-
/X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070517T0600Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
318 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WIND...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING. 

DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT WEDNESDAY 
EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$

AKZ216-170600-
/X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070517T0600Z/
LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS-
318 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING FOR REASON STRONG WIND...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING. 

DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THUS A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT WEDNESDAY 
EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM...
TO THE PUBLIC.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

$$
000 
WWAK62 PAFG 170535
RFWWCZ

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
935 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN INTERIOR...

AKZ215-216-170645-
/X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-070517T0600Z/
LOWER YUKON VALLEY-LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS-
935 PM ADT WED MAY 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW 25 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HAVE
INCREASED TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

$$

MAR MAY 07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 8:07 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG14 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.