NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued July 10 at 8:31AM AKDT until July 11 at 11:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Red Flag
Warning for lightning, which is in effect from noon to 11 PM AKDT
Saturday.
* AFFECTED AREA...Yukon Flats.
* TIMING...From noon to 11 PM AKDT Saturday.
* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX...Scattered.
* WINDS...South 5 to 10 mph. Outflow winds look particularly
strong, with gusty/erratic winds of 40 to 60 mph.
* HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected due to
thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will come with prolific
lightning and outflow boundaries. Any lightning can cause new
ignitions since the fuels are dry and burnable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Conditions look favorable for much stronger
thunderstorms than we have seen this week, likely bordering on
"Severe" criteria.
Source: NWS / NOAA weather.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 447th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days