Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 13, 2014, 1:38 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 14, 2014, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 57 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, 2014, 1:38 PM AKDT (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2014, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 16, 2014, 9:14 PM AKDT
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
295 WWAK62 PAFG 132138 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 138 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER AIR TO THE AREA. AKZ227-141600- /O.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0015.140514T2000Z-140515T0500Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 138 PM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
625 WWAK62 PAFG 141424 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 624 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER AIR TO THE AREA. AKZ227-150000- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.140514T2000Z-140515T0500Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 624 AM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
180 WWAK62 PAFG 142121 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 121 PM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH CONTINUES TO SLIDE EAST TONIGHT. EXPECT POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS RETURNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS IMPROVING LATE THURSDAY AS MOIST AIR FROM THE WEST MOVES OVER THE AREA. AKZ227-151500- /O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140516T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 121 PM AKDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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. && $$
683 WWAK62 PAFG 151446 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 646 AM AKDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH CONTINUES TO SLIDE EAST THROUGH TODAY. CONDITIONS IMPROVING LATE THURSDAY AS A MORE MOIST AIR MASS ENTERS FROM THE WEST AND MOVES OVER THE AREA. AKZ227-160600- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140516T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 646 AM AKDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
960
WWAK62 PAFG 152241
RFWWCZ
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 15 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH...
.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH RH VALUES WILL IMPROVE
SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY A SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST AIR MASS ENTERS FROM THE WEST
AND MOVES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
AKZ227-160600-
/O.EXT.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140517T0600Z/
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
241 PM AKDT THU MAY 15 2014
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY
AND FOR STRONG WINDS ON FRIDAY TILL 10 PM AKDT...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT TONIGHT AND AROUND 24 PERCENT ON FRIDAY.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND WILL LIKELY GUST TO AROUND 25 MPH
ON FRIDAY.
* 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.
&&
$$376 WWAK62 PAFG 160515 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 915 PM AKDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH RH VALUES WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY A SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST AIR MASS ENTERS FROM THE WEST AND MOVES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AKZ227-161600- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140517T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 915 PM AKDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND FOR STRONG WINDS ON FRIDAY TILL 10 PM AKDT... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
020 WWAK62 PAFG 161434 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 634 AM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH RH VALUES WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY A SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST AIR MASS ENTERS FROM THE WEST AND MOVES OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AKZ227-170000- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140517T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 634 AM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$
933 WWAK62 PAFG 162251 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 251 PM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227 INCLUDING MCGRATH... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS WILL RAISE THE RH VALUES CONSIDERABLY AS WELL AS PROVIDE SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. AKZ227-170600- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140517T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 251 PM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 19 PERCENT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
454 WWAK62 PAFG 170514 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 914 PM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2014 AKZ227-170615- /O.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140517T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 914 PM AKDT FRI MAY 16 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227... 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 13, 5:26 AM AKDT, 8 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 5:26 AM AKDT, 8 hours 12 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 526 AM AKDT TUE MAY 13 2014 .DISCUSSION... MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. AS ADVERTISED BY THE GFS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...THE STRONG COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA TODAY. THIS WILL DROP THE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT SOUTH OF THE BROOKS RANGE. THE GFS INDICATES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF QPF FOR ZONE 206. THE ECMWF DOES INDICATE A QPF MAXIMUM THERE AS WELL BUT ONLY ABOUT HALF AS MUCH. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THERE WILL BE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW OVER ZONE 206. THE GFS INDICATES UPWARDS OF AROUND 12 INCHES WHERE THE ECMWF IS AROUND 5 INCHES. BELIEVE THE CORRECT ANSWER IS SOMEWHERE CLOSER TO THE ECMWF. LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION OVER THE INTERIOR AS COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...EXPECT WINDS TO CERTAINLY INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REBUILDS ON WED. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL AND LITTLE NO RAIN THROUGH THE WEEK && .FIRE WEATHER... RH VALUES WILL BELOW THIS MORNING...RECOVERING A LITTLE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT SO GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. && .HYDROLOGY...NONE. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FOR AKZ221-AKZ222-AKZ223-AKZ224-AKZ225-AKZ226. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ225-PKZ230-PKZ235-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF MAY 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2:13 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 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.