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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at Jun 24, 2015, 7:19 AM AKDT. It took effect at Jun 24, 2015, 12:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 24, 2015, 7:19 AM AKDT (15:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2015, 12:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2015, 11:32 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
278 WWAK62 PAFG 241519 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 719 AM AKDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... AKZ217-242300- /O.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0021.150624T2000Z-150625T0800Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- 719 AM AKDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. * WIND...GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AFTER NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER AFTER 10 PM AKDT THIS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
055 WWAK62 PAFG 242223 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 223 PM AKDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STRONG WIND FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... AKZ217-250800- /O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150625T0800Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- 223 PM AKDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217... * WIND...SOUTHWEST GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND HUMIDITY LEVELS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER AFTER 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
897 WWAK62 PAFG 250732 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1132 PM AKDT WED JUN 24 2015 AKZ217-250845- /O.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150625T0800Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- 1132 PM AKDT WED JUN 24 2015 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WIND FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217... 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 24, 5:53 AM AKDT | Dense Smoke Advisory | AFG | 4 days | |
| Jun 24, 1:48 PM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 52 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.