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 Red Flag
Warning for lightning, which is in effect from 10 AM Tuesday to
midnight AKDT Tuesday night. A Fire Weather Watch has also been
issued. This Fire Weather Watch for lightning is in effect from
Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Northern Seward Peninsula, Upper Kobuk Valleys
and Lower Koyukuk Valley.
* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM Tuesday to
midnight AKDT Tuesday night. For the Fire Weather Watch, from
Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening.
* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX...Scattered
* WINDS...North 5 to 10 mph.
* HUMIDITY...Low 30 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is a question of how far north scattered
thunderstorms will travel Wednesday, potentially as far north as the
North Slope. Stay tuned.
Instruction:
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.
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:
Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley
Forcast Office:
NWS Fairbanks AK
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