Headline:
Fire Weather Watch issued July 6 at 9:22AM AKDT until July 9 at 12:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Event:
Fire Weather Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 10:22am
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for lightning, which is in effect from Wednesday
morning through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Lower Kobuk Valley.
* TIMING...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX...
* WINDS...West 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
* HUMIDITY...As low as 35 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Highs around 80. Lows in the upper 40s.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are possible due to
scattered thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will come with frequent
lightning and outflow boundaries. Any lightning can cause new
ignitions since the fuels are dry and burnable.
Instruction:
A Fire Weather Watch means that weather conditions could lead to
the potential for a Red Flag event in the near future. This watch
will remain in effect until it is upgraded to a Red Flag Warning
or that it is determined that the Red Flag event will not
develop.
Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in the
field of this Fire Weather Watch.
Area Description:
Lower Kobuk Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Fairbanks AK
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