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WWAK63 PAFG 290032
RFWAFG
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
432 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2020
AKZ220-291500-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
432 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2020
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING
UPLANDS...
* TIMING...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY
EVENINGS.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...64 TO 75.
* IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION, GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO
THE POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG EVENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS WATCH
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL IT IS UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
OR THAT IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE RED FLAG EVENT WILL NOT
DEVELOP.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
AKZ221-291500-
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.A.0003.200529T2100Z-200531T0600Z/
CENTRAL INTERIOR-
432 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2020
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL INTERIOR...
* TIMING...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY
EVENINGS.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 22 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...65 TO 78.
* IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION, GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO
THE POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG EVENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS WATCH
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL IT IS UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
OR THAT IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE RED FLAG EVENT WILL NOT
DEVELOP.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
AKZ222-291500-
/O.CON.PAFG.FW.A.0003.200529T2100Z-200531T0600Z/
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
432 PM AKDT THU MAY 28 2020
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY...
* TIMING...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY
EVENINGS.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...67 TO 78.
* IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION, GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO
THE POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG EVENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS WATCH
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL IT IS UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
OR THAT IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE RED FLAG EVENT WILL NOT
DEVELOP.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
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