Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Sep 2, 2008, 11:13 AM AKDT. It took effect at Sep 2, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 31 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
- Sep 2, 2008, 11:13 AM AKDT (19:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2008, 8:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK63 PAFG 021913 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1113 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-030315- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0015.080902T2100Z-080904T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 1113 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ226-030315- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0015.080902T2100Z-080904T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 1113 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH TODAY WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK63 PAFG 022258 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 258 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-031400- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 258 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...BUT INCREASE AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT AGAIN WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ226-031400- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 258 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT...BUT INCREASE AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 030436 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 836 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-031400- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 836 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS BEGINNING TO RISE THIS EVENING AS THE TEMPERATURE COOLS. A GUSTY SOUTH WIND IS ALSO BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. A GUSTY SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ226-031400- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 836 PM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. DISCUSSION...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS BEGINNING TO RISE THIS EVENING AS THE TEMPERATURE COOLS. A GUSTY SOUTH WIND IS ALSO BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. A GUSTY SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 031330 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 530 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-040000- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 530 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN BY NOON TODAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ226-040000- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 530 AM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN BY NOON TODAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN MANY AREAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 032358 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 358 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-040600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 358 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 10 PM. 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. $$ AKZ226-040600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 358 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WIND OF 20 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 10 PM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 040418 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 818 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... AKZ223-226-040530- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-080904T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 818 PM AKDT WED SEP 3 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. A GUSTY SOUTH WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH PASSES OF THE ALASKA RANGE...AND TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF DELTA JUNCTION. THE STRONG WIND WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHTER WIND AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. $$ CB
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 Sep 2, 1:48 AM AKDT, 9 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 1:48 AM AKDT, 9 hours 25 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 148 AM AKDT TUE SEP 2 2008 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FIRST 48 HOURS. THE EXTENDED PERIOD STARTS THURSDAY WITH A CLOSED LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS LOW WILL MEANDER AROUND AND WILL GET ABSORBED BY A NEW LOW THAT WILL LIFT NORTH TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW SOME RIDGING WILL BE INDUCED DOWNSTREAM ACROSS EASTERN ALASKA NEXT WEEKEND. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN ACROSS BRISTOL BAY OR THE WESTERN GULF WITH MORE OR LESS A BROAD TROUGH ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. THERE IS A DECIDED LACK OF ARCTIC AIR ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA FOR THE NEXT WEEK...AND ASIDE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ZONES LATE IN THE PERIOD THE 500 MB HEIGHTS WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE DURING THE MEDIUM RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE NEAR TO A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE IN MOST AREAS FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ZONES...ALTHOUGH SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND THE LOW IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MUCH OF THE INTERIOR WILL LIKELY HAVE MAINLY DRY WEATHER NEXT WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH SOME RIDGING AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ235-PKZ240- PKZ245. && CF SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 28 hr |
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.