Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 12, 2014, 1:11 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 13, 2014, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 12, 2014, 1:11 PM AKDT (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 13, 2014, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 13, 2014, 9:12 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
246 WWAK63 PAFG 122111 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 222 223 224 225 AND 226... .SYNOPSIS...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE REBOUNDING LATE THIS EVENING. INCREASED MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE WAY BUT A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AND COMBINE WITH LOW HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AKZ224-131600- /O.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0014.140513T2000Z-140514T0600Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...MAINLY OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY. * WIND...WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ221-131600- /O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WINDS ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT TONIGHT AND AROUND 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * WINDS...TUESDAY...WEST AT 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ222-131600- /O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY- 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AROUND 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * WINDS...TUESDAY...WEST AT 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ223-131600- /O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 223. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AROUND 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * WINDS...TUESDAY...WEST AT 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ225-131600- /O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DENALI- 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AROUND 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * WINDS...TUESDAY...WEST AT 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ226-131600- /O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 111 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AROUND 25 PERCENT TUESDAY. * WINDS...TUESDAY...WEST AT 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
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868 WWAK63 PAFG 131454 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 222 223 224 225 AND 226... .SYNOPSIS...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WAS POOR FOR MOST AREAS. WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL BE TO THE BORDER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT ONCE THINGS SETTLE DOWN THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PICK UP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. AKZ221-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WINDS ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ222-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ223-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 223. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ224-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0014.140513T2000Z-140514T0600Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...MAINLY OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WIND...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * HIGHEST IMPACT AREA...THE FORTYMLE COUNTRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ225-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DENALI- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ226-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND STRONG WIND ON TUESDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
403 WWAK63 PAFG 131454 CCA RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 CORRECTED HEADLINES IN ALL ZONES ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 222 223 224 225 AND 226... .SYNOPSIS...OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WAS POOR FOR MOST AREAS. WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL BE TO THE BORDER LATE THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT ONCE THINGS SETTLE DOWN THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PICK UP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. AKZ221-132300- /O.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ222-132300- /O.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ223-132300- /O.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 223. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ224-132300- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0014.140513T2000Z-140514T0600Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...MAINLY OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WIND...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * HIGHEST IMPACT AREA...THE FORTYMLE COUNTRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ225-132300- /O.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DENALI- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ226-132300- /O.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 654 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
798 WWAK63 PAFG 132141 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 CORRECTED HEADLINES IN ALL ZONES ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221 222 223 224 225 AND 226... .SYNOPSIS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS IN THE 20 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. AKZ221-140545- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR- 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 221. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ222-140545- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY- 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ223-140545- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 223. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ224-140545- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 224...MAINLY OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WIND...WEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * HIGHEST IMPACT AREA...THE FORTYMLE COUNTRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ AKZ225-140545- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ DENALI- 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 225. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ AKZ226-140545- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 141 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226. * HUMIDITY...AROUND 25 PERCENT. * WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
031 WWAK63 PAFG 140512 RFWAFG URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 912 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 AKZ224-140615- /O.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ UPPER TANANA VALLEY AND THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY- 912 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. | $$ AKZ221>223-225-226-140615- /O.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140514T0600Z/ CENTRAL INTERIOR-MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-DELTANA AND TANANA FLATS- DENALI-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE- 912 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. HUMIDITIES HAVE RECOVERED TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT. $$
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 12, 1:04 PM AKDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 1:04 PM AKDT, 7 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 104 PM AKDT MON MAY 12 2014 .DISCUSSION... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA HAS FLATTENED OUT AND CONTINUES TO RETREAT TO THE EAST AS A STRONG SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY OVER WRANGELL ISLAND DIGS SOUTH AND EAST TO BE LOCATED ALONG A PPIZ TO PAGM LINE THIS EVENING AND ALONG A PABR TO PAOT TO PAUN LINE TUESDAY MORNING. THE SHORT WAVE CONTINUES TO MARCH TO THE EAST AND WILL BE ALONG A PASC TO PATA TO PAMC LINE BY NOON TUESDAY AND ALONG A PABA TO PAFA TO PATK LINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SHORTWAVE EXITS THE STATE TO THE EAST TUESDAY EVENING. A RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND THE SHORTWAVE ALONG THE WEST COAST RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. ON THE SURFACE MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE MOVES NORTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN NORTH SLOPE THIS EVENING WITH A MIX OF RAIN SNOW AND A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. THE MOISTURE PLUME CONTINUES TO MOVE TO THE EAST TUESDAY WITH THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE RECEIVING AROUND A QUARTER OF AND INCH OF LIQUID PRECIP. SNOW LEVELS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FT ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPE OF THE BROOKS RANGE SO MOST THE PRECIP WILL FALL AS RAIN. SNOW LEVELS DROPS RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SNOW LEVELS LEVELS DROPPING TO 1500 FT IN THE WESTERN BROOKS RANGE TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 2000 FT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE. MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT LIKELY TO DROP 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE BROOKS RANGE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH ATIGUN PASS ON THE DALTON HIGHWAY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ON THE NORTH SLOPE...SNOW AND RAIN ON TAP AS WELL AS A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCHES RANGE. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON SO EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER WINDS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR PABA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY ON THE EASTERN NORTH SLOPE AS LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES AND TEMPERATURES DROP. IN THE INTERIOR...ONGOING LOW RH RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL MORPH INTO STRONG WIND RED FLAG WARNINGS TOMORROW AS MIN RH LEVELS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY...HOWEVER WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO RED FLAG CRITERIA ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO ACCOMPANY SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. ISOLATED CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE IN FAR EASTERN ALASKA SOUTH AND EAST OF PFYU AS CAPES PUSH OVER 200 AND LI'S BRIEFLY BECOME NEGATIVE. && .FIRE WEATHER... ONGOING LOW RH RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL BE MORPHED INTO STRONG WIND RED FLAG WARNINGS TUESDAY AS THE STRONG FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR CONVECTION SOUTH AND EAST OF PFYU LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. && .HYDROLOGY... LIQUID PRECIP AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE BROOKS RANGE AND WILL FALL ON SIGNIFICANT SNOWPACK...HOWEVER NO SIGNIFICANT RUN OFF ISSUES ARE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS DROP QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ225-AKZ226-AKZ227. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. && CCC MAY 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 8:41 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| May 11, 9:06 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 48 hr | |
| May 12, 3:17 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 61 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.