NWS Fairbanks AKFW.W 0018July 8, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Upper Koyukuk Valley, AK
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a red flag warning for Upper Koyukuk Valley in Alaska, which was in force until 12:00 a.m. local time on July 9. It was the 18th red flag warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026. Alaska had 5 red flag warnings in July 2026, against 3 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Alaska's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fairbanks AK
- Area
- Upper Koyukuk Valley
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:58 a.m. AKDT, July 8, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. AKDT, July 8, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 a.m. AKDT, July 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG FW.W 0018
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has issued a Red Flag Warning for lightning, which is in effect from noon today to midnight AKDT tonight. * AFFECTED AREA...Upper Koyukuk Valley. * TIMING...From noon today to midnight AKDT tonight. * THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX...Scattered. * WINDS...South 5 to 10 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 25 to 35 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the upper 70s/low 80s. Lows around 50. * 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.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.