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WWAK61 PAFC 011655
RFWAER
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
855 AM AKDT MON JUN 1 2026
AKZ711-020400-
/O.EXT.PAFC.FW.W.0001.260601T2100Z-260602T0400Z/
855 AM AKDT MON JUN 1 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR
PALMER, BUTTE, AND KNIK RIVER VALLEY...
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 15 MPH, GUSTING AS HIGH AS 20 TO
30 MPH.
* TIMING...TODAY, FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...AS HIGH AS 65 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
* LOCATION...LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY, SPECIFICALLY AROUND PALMER,
BUTTE, AND KNIK RIVER VALLEY.
* 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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