Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2009
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 21, 2009, 7:54 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 21, 2009, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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 21, 2009, 7:54 AM AKDT (15:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2009, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2009, 7:48 AM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK63 PAFG 211554 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 754 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW RH FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ225-220000- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0009.090621T2000Z-090623T0600Z/ DENALI- 754 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND AND RH IN PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER TODAY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ226-220000- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0009.090621T2000Z-090623T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 754 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND AND RH IN PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER TODAY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK63 PAFG 211907 AAA RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1107 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ225-220315- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.090621T2000Z-090623T0600Z/ DENALI- 1107 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER TODAY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ226-220315- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.090621T2000Z-090623T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 1107 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER TODAY. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 212206 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 206 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-220615- /X.EXB.PAFG.FW.W.0009.090621T2300Z-090623T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 206 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME AREAS WILL SEE RH DOWN TO 30 PERCENT OR BELOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER. WINDS COULD REMAIN STRONG INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ225-220615- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090623T0600Z/ DENALI- 206 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ226-220615- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090623T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 206 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 212323 AAA RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 323 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE... AKZ223-221700- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090623T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 323 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME AREAS WILL SEE RH DOWN TO 30 PERCENT OR BELOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER. WINDS COULD REMAIN STRONG INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ225-221700- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090623T0600Z/ DENALI- 323 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ226-221700- /X.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090623T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 323 PM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR STRONG WIND... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT MONDAY. DISCUSSION...SOME RH VALUES IN THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES WILL BE DROPPING BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHINOOK WINDS BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG IN THE PASSES THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
000 WWAK63 PAFG 221548 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 748 AM AKDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...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... AKZ223-225-226-221700- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090623T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS-DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 748 AM AKDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. DISCUSSION...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE OVER 25 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT THIS MORNING. $$
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 21, 5:05 AM AKDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 5:05 AM AKDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 505 AM AKDT SUN JUN 21 2009 .DISCUSSION... UPPER AIR: AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL PASS FROM THE FORTY MILE COUNTRY AND MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY THIS MORNING TO THE UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY AND KOTZEBUE SOUND AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A 527 DM LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL ROTATE AROUND THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND BY TUE AFTERNOON WILL BE WEST OF BRISTOL BAY WITH A SECONDARY LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL SHIFT WEST TO SIBERIA ON MON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. SURFACE: HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ARCTIC AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ONSHORE FLOW FROM BARROW EAST TO DEMARCATION POINT. A 995 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BY TUE AFTERNOON... THE LOW WILL BE 1002 MB WEST OF BRISTOL BAY. THE INTERIOR THERMAL TROUGH WILL RELOCATE NORTHWARD AND BY SUN AFTERNOON WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR AMBLER TO EAST OF FORT YUKON THEN PERSIST THROUGH TUE. NORTH SLOPE: DENSE FOG MAY FLOW ONSHORE FROM BARROW EAST AT TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MODERATE EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND LOW OVER THE INTERIOR. UPPER LOW SHIFTING WEST TO THE CHUKCHI SEA ON SUN WILL GIVE A CHANCE FOR SOMEWHAT WARMER TEMPERATURES. WEST COAST: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PUSH WEST TO ZONES 209...210...AND 212 THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST ZONES WILL SHOW STABILIZATION FROM CLOUDS AND COOLER AIR FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL BAY. AN EASTERLY WAVE MAY BRING AREAS OF RAIN WEST TO KOTZEBUE SOUND THIS EVENING. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL FOCUS THUNDERSTORMS FURTHER NORTH MON AND TUE. INTERIOR: AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN TO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR THIS MORNING...BECOMING SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WAVE WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR THIS EVENING. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .FIRE WEATHER... SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR BRISTOL BAY WILL BRING MODERATE CHINOOK FLOW TO ALASKA RANGE PASSES THROUGH MON...THEN TURN EASTERLY AS LOW ELONGATES TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR WILL HAVE LESS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THAN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR THROUGH TUE. AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL BRING WETTING RAINS TO THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR TODAY...THEN TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR THIS EVENING. && .HYDROLOGY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH ASSOCIATED WITH EASTERLY WAVE TODAY WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHEAST TO NORTH-CENTRAL INTERIOR. THESE AREAS AND SURROUNDING AREAS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ245. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230. && DA JUN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2:21 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 2 hr | |
| Jun 21, 3:29 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Jun 21, 10:02 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Jun 21, 2:16 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 6 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.