NWS Anchorage AKFW.W 0001May 31, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Lower Matanuska Valley, AK
The National Weather Service office in Anchorage issued a red flag warning for Lower Matanuska Valley in Alaska, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on June 1. It was the 1st red flag warning the NWS office in Anchorage issued in 2026. Alaska had 5 red flag warnings in May 2026, against 10 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Alaska's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Anchorage AK
- Area
- Lower Matanuska Valley
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:29 p.m. AKDT, May 31, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 p.m. AKDT, June 1, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. AKDT, June 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFC FW.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Red Flag Warnings in Alaska since 2008Every warning type in Alaska
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS, which is in effect from 1 PM to 10 PM AKDT Monday. * Winds...Southeast winds up to 15 mph, gusting as high as 20 to 30 mph. * Timing...Monday, from 1 PM to 10 PM. * Relative Humidity...As low as 20 to 30 percent. * Temperatures...As high as 65 degrees Fahrenheit. * Location...Lower Matanuska Valley, specifically around Palmer and Butte. * Impacts...Rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires will be possible.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.