120  
WWAK63 PAFG 092257  
RFWAFG  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
257 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023  
 
AKZ220-100600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230810T0600Z/  
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-  
257 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.  
 
* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS.  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ221-100600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230810T0600Z/  
CENTRAL INTERIOR-  
257 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR CENTRAL INTERIOR...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...CENTRAL INTERIOR.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.  
 
* WINDS...EAST 5 MPH OR LESS.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70.  
 
* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING MAY CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS.  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ222-100600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-230810T0600Z/  
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-  
257 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.  
 
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 40 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.  
 
* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS.  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.  
 
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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