Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Jul 4, 2008, 3:14 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jul 5, 2008, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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 4, 2008, 3:14 PM AKDT (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 5, 2008, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2008, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK62 PAFG 042315 RFWWCZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 314 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ216-050715- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0013.080705T2000Z-080706T0600Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY. .DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK62 PAFG 050607 RFWWCZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1007 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ216-051815- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.080705T2000Z-080706T0600Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- 1007 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY. .DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWAK62 PAFG 051457 RFWWCZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 657 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ216-052300- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.080705T2000Z-080706T0600Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- 657 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. .DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE ON SUNDAY. 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. $$
000 WWAK62 PAFG 052222 RFWWCZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR REASON FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ216-060600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080706T0600Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- 222 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR REASON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. .DISCUSSION...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE ON THE DECREASE ON SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWAK62 PAFG 060614 RFWWCZ RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1014 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ216-060715- /X.EXP.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080706T0600Z/ LOWER KOYUKUK AND MIDDLE YUKON VALLEYS- 1014 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WILL RECOVER BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 25 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:28 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jul 4, 1:09 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 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.