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WWAK61 PAFC 041631
RFWAER
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
831 AM AKDT FRI AUG 4 2023
AKZ141-051645-
/O.UPG.PAFC.FW.A.0002.230805T2200Z-230806T0400Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0005.230805T2000Z-230806T0800Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
831 AM AKDT FRI AUG 4 2023
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* TIMING...NOON SATURDAY THROUGH 12 AM SUNDAY
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S.
* LOCATION...THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
* IMPACTS...RAPID IGNITION, GROWTH AND SPREAD OF FIRES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. IT IS DIRECTED
TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES, AND THROUGH THEM TO THE PUBLIC.
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