Alert archive / Alaska / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this red flag warning at May 29, 2016, 12:07 PM AKDT. It took effect at May 29, 2016, 12:18 PM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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 29, 2016, 12:07 PM AKDT (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 29, 2016, 12:18 PM AKDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2016, 8:45 PM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
658 WWAK62 PAFG 292007 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1207 PM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2016 AKZ227-300600- /O.NEW.PAFG.FW.W.0002.160529T2007Z-160530T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 1207 PM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON DURING PEAK HEATING. WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
904 WWAK62 PAFG 292018 CCA RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1218 PM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2016 AKZ227-300600- /O.COR.PAFG.FW.W.0002.160529T2018Z-160530T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 1218 PM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY INCLUDING MCGRATH......WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON DURING PEAK HEATING. WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AND RH VALUES WILL RECOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES...AND THROUGH THEM... TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
422 WWAK62 PAFG 300445 RFWWCZ URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 845 PM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2016 AKZ227-300545- /O.CAN.PAFG.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160530T0600Z/ UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- 845 PM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 3:44 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| May 29, 2:01 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 49 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.