NWS Fairbanks AKFW.W 0020August 17, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Upper Tanana Valley, AK
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a red flag warning for Upper Tanana Valley in Alaska, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on August 17. It was the 20th red flag warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026. Alaska had 1 red flag warning in August 2026, against 1 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Alaska's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6 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 Tanana Valley
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:36 p.m. AKDT, August 17, 2026
- In force from
- 1:00 p.m. AKDT, August 17, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. AKDT, August 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG FW.W 0020
- 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, which is in effect until 7 PM AKDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Upper Tanana Valley. * TIMING...Until 7 PM AKDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Highs in the mid to upper 70s, isolated locations may hit 80 degrees. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected due to a a combination of gusty downsloping winds from the south, low humidity, and unseasonably warm temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will diminish through the evening and overnight hours. Winds will trend downwards through Monday night into Tuesday.
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.
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