Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 8, 2008, 6:01 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 8, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 8, 2008, 6:01 AM AKDT (14:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2008, 9:40 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK63 PAFG 081901 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1101 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...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... AKZ223-090315- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0001.080508T2100Z-080509T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 1101 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...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 WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AS WELL 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. $$ AKZ226-090315- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0001.080508T2100Z-080509T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 1101 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AS WELL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MAR/RL
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK63 PAFG 081929 CCA RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1127 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 CORRECTION TO HEADLINES FOR BEGINNING TIME OF RED FLAG WARNING ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1PM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1PM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-090345- /X.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0001.080508T2100Z-080509T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 1127 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...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 FROM 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AS WELL 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. $$ AKZ226-090345- /X.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0001.080508T2100Z-080509T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 1127 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TODAY UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE AS WELL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MAR/RL
000 WWAK63 PAFG 082307 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 307 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...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... AKZ223-090600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080509T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 307 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...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 WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WILL INCREASE BY 10 PM THIS 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. $$ AKZ226-090600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080509T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 307 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WILL INCREASE BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MAR/RL
000 WWAK63 PAFG 090540 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 940 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... AKZ223-226-090645- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080509T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 940 PM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO COOL THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN MOST AREAS HAVE NOW CLIMBED ABOVE 30 PERCENT. THE RELATIVE HUMDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE GOOD RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG SOUTH WIND IS BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. $$
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 May 8, 12:39 AM AKDT, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 12:39 AM AKDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 539 AM ADT THU MAY 8 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AND ENSEMBLES ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH INCREASING SPREAD NOTED TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A CLOSED LOW ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LOOKS TO REMAIN LOCKED INTO PLACE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. BY MONDAY THE LOW BEGINS TO RE-DEVELOP JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS OR ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AS IT GETS A NEW INJECTION OF PACIFIC ENERGY. THE MODELS DEVELOP A STRONG DOWNSTREAM RIDGE ACROSS THE PAC NW SO THE PATTERN IS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE MUCH WITH TIME. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AT BAY ACROSS SOUTHERN AK WITH SOME RIDGING ACROSS THE INTERIOR INTO THE WEEKEND. THE PATTERN BECOME MORE UNCERTAIN NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGING MAY BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN ALLOWING MORE SHORTWAVE ENERGY...MOISTURE...AND INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SHOWERS. && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...FLOODING IN THE TANANA EASING. FLOODING POSSIBLE NEAR FORT YUKON...WILL MONITOR. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ220. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 9:05 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 6 days | |
| May 8, 11:58 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFG | 83 days |
Nearby
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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.