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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK

June 8, 2007

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 8, 2007, 2:27 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 8, 2007, 8:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 13 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, 2007, 2:27 AM AKDT (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 8, 2007, 8:00 AM AKDT
Expired
Jun 8, 2007, 8:37 PM AKDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

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

000 
WWAK63 PAFG 081527
RFWAFG

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
727 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

AKZ225-082330-
/X.UPG.PAFG.FW.A.0010.070608T1800Z-070609T0600Z/
/X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0021.070608T1800Z-070609T0600Z/
DENALI-
727 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 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. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE DAY AS WELL.

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.

$$

AKZ226-082330-
/X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0021.070608T1600Z-070609T0600Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
727 AM ADT FRI JUN 8 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...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE DAY AS WELL.

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 
WWAK63 PAFG 082238
RFWAFG

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
238 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF
THE ALASKA RANGE...

AKZ225-090600-
/X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070609T0600Z/
DENALI-
238 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 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...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND RECOVER
OVERNIGHT AS WELL.

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.

$$

AKZ226-090600-
/X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070609T0600Z/
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
238 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 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...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND RECOVER
OVERNIGHT AS WELL.

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 
WWAK63 PAFG 090437
RFWAFG

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
837 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH
SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE...

AKZ225-226-090545-
/X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070609T0600Z/
DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
837 PM ADT FRI JUN 8 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND 
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GRADUALLY RECOVER OVER NIGHT.

$$

JHD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 9:31 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG13 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.