Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 21, 2012, 8:39 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 21, 2012, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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, 2012, 8:39 AM AKDT (16:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 21, 2012, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2012, 10:30 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
288 WWAK62 PAFG 211639 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 839 AM AKDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ217-220800- /X.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0009.120621T2000Z-120622T0800Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- 839 AM AKDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. * 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
920 WWAK62 PAFG 220630 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1030 PM AKDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN INTERIOR... AKZ217-220730- /X.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120622T0800Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- 1030 PM AKDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 7:57 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Jun 21, 2:08 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 8 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.