


Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
719 WWAK61 PAFC 220028 RFWAER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Anchorage AK 428 PM AKDT Sat Jun 21 2025 AKZ742>744-749-220600- /O.CON.PAFC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250622T0600Z/ 428 PM AKDT Sat Jun 21 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN... * Winds...Southerly 12 to 20 mph. Gusts to 25 mph, with locally higher speeds near the Copper River. * Timing...Until 10 PM AKDT this evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 percent. * Temperatures...75 to 82 degrees. * Location...Central and western Copper River Basin, including Tonsina, Copper Center, Glennallen, Nelchina, and Tolsona. * 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. && $$