Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2007, 2:51 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 22, 2007, 2:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 55 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, 2007, 2:51 AM AKDT (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 22, 2007, 2:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2007, 9:08 PM AKDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK63 PAFG 221551 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 751 AM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM ADT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... AKZ225-221700- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.A.0011.070623T0000Z-070624T0600Z/ DENALI- 751 AM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. ALTHOUGH SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH TODAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT. $$ AKZ226-230000- /X.UPG.PAFG.FW.A.0011.070623T0000Z-070624T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0026.070622T2200Z-070624T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 751 AM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM ADT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM ADT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ AKZ223-230000- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.A.0011.070623T1800Z-070624T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 751 AM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH CHINOOK WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER DELTANA AND THE TANANA FLATS ON SATURDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT MANY AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG EVENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL IT IS UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING OR THAT IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE RED FLAG EVENT WILL NOT DEVELOP. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ MAR JUN 07
6 follow-up statements
000 WWAK63 PAFG 222311 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 311 PM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-230015- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.A.0011.070623T1800Z-070624T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 311 PM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. SOUTH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA ON SATURDAY. $$ AKZ226-231730- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070624T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 311 PM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT SATURDAY. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ MAR JUN 07
000 WWAK63 PAFG 231548 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 748 AM ADT SAT JUN 23 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ226-240000- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070624T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 748 AM ADT SAT JUN 23 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL GUST TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MAR JUN 07
000 WWAK63 PAFG 232300 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 300 PM ADT SAT JUN 23 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ226-241630- /X.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070625T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 300 PM ADT SAT JUN 23 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT SUNDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM ADT SUNDAY. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY WILL GUST TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE BELOW 30 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 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. $$ MAR JUN 07
000 WWAK63 PAFG 241555 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 755 AM ADT SUN JUN 24 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ226-250000- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070625T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 755 AM ADT SUN JUN 24 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS TODAY WILL GUST TO 25 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MAR JUN 07
000 WWAK63 PAFG 242227 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 227 PM ADT SUN JUN 24 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... AKZ226-250600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070625T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 227 PM ADT SUN JUN 24 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 TONIGHT WILL GUST TO 30 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL MODERATE TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT AGAIN THIS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DROP OFF BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 250508 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 908 PM ADT SUN JUN 24 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ226-250615- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070625T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 908 PM ADT SUN JUN 24 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. . $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 22, 12:58 AM AKDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 12:58 AM AKDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 558 AM ADT FRI JUN 22 2007 .DISCUSSION... ALOFT... MODELS AT 500 MB INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD. IT WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY BY SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A LITTLE ON THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE BUT COOL SOME IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR AS CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MOVE BACK INTO THAT AREA WITH THE UPPER HIGH MOVING BACK TO THE EAST. A WEAK LOW OVER NORTON SOUND CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH AND EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT THE SURFACE... GFS AND NAM MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS. THE NAM MODEL DOES APPEAR TO BE HEAVIER THEN EXPECTED ON PRECIPITATION AND THUS THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL. LOW PRESSURE NEAR ARCTIC VILLAGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST WHILE THE WEAK LOW IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY SATURDAY. A FRONT JUST NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST THIS MORNING EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH TO THE NORTHERN BROOKS RANGE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON REPLACING THE CLEAR SKIES OF THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH STRATUS AND FOG THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MOST UNSTABLE AIR TODAY IS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FROM A DENALI TO ARCTIC VILLAGE LINE EASTWARD...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ZONES 221 AND 225 TODAY ONLY. THIS AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FROM PAIN- PAFA-PFYU EASTWARD AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST FROM SW ALASKA TO THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND DIMINISH TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BY SUNDAY. THE ARCTIC SLOPE WILL SEE AREAS OF FOG WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... SOUTHERLY GAP WINDS DEVELOPING IN ZONES 225-226 FRIDAY CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND AS RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE COPPER RIVER VALLEY...THEN PERSISTS INTO THE WEEKEND. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN ZONE 223 SATURDAY. && .HYDROLOGY... NONE && AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ220-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ226. && SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. && RL JUN 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 11:01 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 56 hr | |
| Jun 22, 9:09 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jun 22, 9:22 AM AKDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | AFG | 26 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.