« View county listFire Weather WarningAKZ215-201600-
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LOWER YUKON VALLEY-
710 AM AKDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THURSDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* TIMING...HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT DURING
THE OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL GUST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS WILL GUST AGAIN WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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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Flood WatchAKZ145-200100-
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SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
516 PM AKDT TUE JUN 18 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE YENTNA
RIVER AT LAKE CREEK...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR THE YENTNA RIVER AT LAKE CREEK.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* EXTREME WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE RAISED WATER LEVELS ON THE YENTNA
RIVER AT LAKE CREEK TO BANKFULL AND WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO RISE AND MAY REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 20.5 FEET BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AFTER WHICH LEVELS SHOULD FALL AS
TEMPERATURES COOL.
* RESIDENTS AND RECREATIONAL USERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT LEVELS ARE VERY
HIGH AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD
BEGIN NOW.
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