Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2008, 2:24 AM AKDT. It took effect at May 13, 2008, 8:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 14 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 13, 2008, 2:24 AM AKDT (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 13, 2008, 8:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- May 13, 2008, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK63 PAFG 131524 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 724 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 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 FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...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... AKZ223-132330- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0003.080513T1600Z-080514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 724 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 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 GUST TO 40 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PER CENT AGAIN TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER 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. $$ AKZ225-132330- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0003.080513T2000Z-080514T0600Z/ DENALI- 724 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 55 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO 30 PER CENT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ AKZ226-132330- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0003.080513T1600Z-080514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 724 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 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 GUST TO 45 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 30 PER CENT AGAIN TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA OVERNIGHT AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK63 PAFG 132106 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 106 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE EASTERN INTERIOR... AKZ223-140600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 106 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 45 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 30 PER CENT INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ AKZ225-140600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080514T0600Z/ DENALI- 106 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 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...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 50 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 30 PER CENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL FALL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT. 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. $$ AKZ226-140600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 106 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 45 MPH AND HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 30 PER CENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT AND WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT TO THE EAST BY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. $$ AKZ224-140600- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.A.0002.080514T1800Z-080515T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 106 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE YUKON RIVER VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH THROUGH THE YUKON RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY...THESE WINDS ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PER CENT SHOULD CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY NOT MATERIALIZE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. UPGRADE TO A WARNING IS VERY DEPENDENT ON TIMING THE NEXT SHORT WAVE. 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. $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 140549 RFWAFG RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 949 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE YUKON RIVER VALLEY... AKZ223-140700- /X.EXP.PAFG.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 949 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ225-140700- /X.EXP.PAFG.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080514T0600Z/ DENALI- 949 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ226-140700- /X.EXP.PAFG.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 949 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. $$ AKZ224-141600- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.A.0002.080514T1800Z-080515T0300Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 949 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE YUKON RIVER VALLEY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH THROUGH THE YUKON RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY...THESE WINDS ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 30 PER CENT SHOULD CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY NOT MATERIALIZE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. UPGRADE TO A WARNING IS VERY DEPENDENT ON TIMING THE NEXT SHORT WAVE. 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. $$
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 13, 12:51 AM AKDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 12:51 AM AKDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 551 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS... ALOFT...CYCLONIC FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA WILL PERSIST INTO THU AS SEVERAL SHORT WAVES MAKE THEIR WAY NORTH INTO NORTHERN ALASKA. WEAK RIDGING ALOFT WILL REDEVELOP OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS CONDITIONS WILL BE A BIT COOLER AND MORE CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH FRI AND THEN A BIT DRIER AND WARMER ON THE WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE NORTH OF THE ARCTIC COAST WILL DISSIPATE WED. NORTHEAST WINDS AND FOG ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST WILL DECREASE WED. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE OCCLUDED FRONT THAT LIES FROM ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TO EAGLE WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT TO OLD CROW BY 4PM TUE...TO BARTER ISLAND TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4AM WED...TO DEADHORSE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY 4PM WED...THEN DISSIPATING ALONG A BARROW TO BERING STRAIT LINE BY 4AM THU. EXPECTED ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THIS TROUGH/FRONT WITH THE PRECIPITATION FALLING AS SNOW ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST AND WESTERN CAPES OF THE WEST COAST. NORTHEAST WINDS 15-25 KT NORTH OF THE FRONT WILL DECREASE SOUTH OF THE FRONT. WINDS ALONG WESTERN CAPES OF 30-40 KTS WILL DECREASE SOUTH OF THE FRONT AS WELL. A SECOND SHORT WAVE ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA COAST WILL MOVE TO BETHEL TO FAIRBANKS BY 4PM TUE AND THEN MERGE WITH THE FIRST SHORT WAVE BY 4AM WED. WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THIS AND THEN CLEARING SOUTH OF THE FRONT. A MODERATE CHINOOK IN THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL KEEP WINDY CONDITIONS THERE TODAY AND KEEP CONDITIONS DRIER AS WELL UNTIL DECREASING TONIGHT. A THIRD FRONT MOVING NORTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WED WILL MOVE TO A DENALI TO OLD CROW LINE BY 4AM THU AND THEN DISSIPATE THU. WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THIS. CONVECTION...LIFTED INDEXES WILL NEAR ZERO IN ZONES 217 AND 219 TODAY BUT NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. && .DISCUSSION... MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND SHOW SIMILAR SOLUTIONS. THE GFS MOVES THE SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY IN THE NORTH PACIFIC NORTH FASTER THAN THE NAM ON WED AND THU. SATELLITE PICTURES SHOWING STRONG CYCLOGENESIS NOW OCCURRING AND FASTER THAN MODELS INDICATED CAUSE US TO PREFER THE FASTER GFS SOLUTION. && .FIRE WEATHER... WILL NEED TO RE-ISSUE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR WINDS GUSTING OVER 25 MPH TODAY FOR ZONES 223 224 AND 226 && .HYDROLOGY... FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BUCKLAND RIVER AT BUCKLAND AND FLOOD WATCH FOR YUKON RIVER AT NULATO AND KOYUKUK. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FOR AKZ225. FLOOD WATCH FOR AKZ216. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && JB MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 4:09 PM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 4:59 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFG | 17 hr | |
| May 12, 10:54 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 30 hr | |
| May 12, 10:58 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| May 13, 7:18 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFG | 80 days | |
| May 13, 8:06 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFG | 24 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.