676  
WWAK63 PAFG 102112  
RFWAFG  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
112 PM AKDT THU AUG 10 2023  
 
AKZ220-110600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230811T0600Z/  
YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-  
112 PM AKDT THU AUG 10 2023  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...DOWN RIVER OF FORT YUKON.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 35 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ221-110600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230811T0600Z/  
CENTRAL INTERIOR-  
112 PM AKDT THU AUG 10 2023  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR CENTRAL INTERIOR...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...NORTH OF THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.  
 
* WINDS...WEST 5 MPH OR LESS.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 61 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 60S.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
AKZ222-110600-  
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230811T0600Z/  
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-  
112 PM AKDT THU AUG 10 2023  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND NORTH.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.  
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.  
 
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 58 PERCENT.  
 
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 60S.  
 
* 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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