« View county listFire Weather WarningAKZ141-260600-
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COPPER RIVER BASIN-
353 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS
EVENING.
* LOCATION...THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* 20 FT WINDS...SOUTHEAST UP TO 5 TO 15 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S.
* TIMING...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AT A MINIMUM FROM MID
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE RECOVERING TO
30 PERCENT OR GREATER BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
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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Flood WatchAKZ141-261800-
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COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
1000 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE
GULKANA RIVER FROM PAXSON LAKE TO SOURDOUGH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR THE GULKANA RIVER FROM PAXSON LAKE TO SOURDOUGH.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* INCREASED SNOW MELT DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH ICE
REMAINING IN PORTIONS UP THE UPPER GULKANA RIVER MAY CAUSE SOME
FLOODING ALONG WITH PERIODIC RAPID WATER LEVEL INCREASES DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE THREAT OF MINOR FLOODING SHOULD
SUBSIDE AFTER THE ICE IN THE UPPER RIVER HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN
UP.
* PEOPLE LIVING OR RECREATING ON THE GULKANA RIVER SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS AND BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL ICE RUNS AND RAPID WATER
LEVEL INCREASES.
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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Flood WatchAKZ226-270000-
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EASTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...MENTASTA LAKE...BLACK RAPIDS...DONNELLY DOME...
TRIMS CAMP...EAGLE TRAIL...MINERAL LAKE
519 PM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR TRIBUTARIES OF THE TANANA RIVER...INCLUDING THE
DELTA...GERSTLE...JOHNSON...ROBERTSON AND TOK RIVERS.
* THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
* RAPID MELTING OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IS CAUSING HIGH
STAGES. PEAK STAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE
EARLIEST AND POSSIBLY MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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