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WWAK61 PAFC 312129
RFWAER
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
129 PM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2026
AKZ711-020600-
/O.NEW.PAFC.FW.W.0001.260601T2100Z-260602T0600Z/
129 PM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR
HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR PALMER AND BUTTE AREAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH, GUSTING AS HIGH AS 20 TO
30 MPH.
* TIMING...MONDAY, FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...AS HIGH AS 65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
* LOCATION...LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY AROUND PALMER
AND BUTTE.
* 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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