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WWAK63 PAFG 100329
RFWAFG
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
729 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023
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CENTRAL INTERIOR-
729 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR LIGHTNING FOR CENTRAL
INTERIOR...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING.
AKZ220-100600-
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YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS-
729 PM AKDT WED AUG 9 2023
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS...
* AFFECTED AREA...YUKON FLATS AND SURROUNDING UPLANDS.
* TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING.
* LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL...4.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING COULD CAUSE NEW FIRE STARTS.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OR WILL
OCCUR WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE AND DANGEROUS
FIRES. IT IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIRE AGENCIES, AND THROUGH THEM, TO
THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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