Anchorage, Alaska

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Dense Fog Advisory
Area(s): Prince of Wales Island
Effective: 4aaeor45aa -> 4aaeor0aa
Onset: 4aaeor45aa -> 4aaeor0aa
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Juneau AK on 4aaeor45aa
Headline: Dense Fog Advisory issued July 4 at 4:45AM AKDT until July 4 at 8:00AM AKDT by NWS Juneau AK
Description: * WHAT...Visibility less than one quarter mile in dense fog.

* WHERE...Prince of Wales Island, particularly areas around
Hydaburg.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM AKDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions due to low visibility.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Upper Koyukuk Valley; Dalton Highway Summits; Yukon Flats; Central Interior
Effective: 4aaeor1aa -> 5aaeor0aa
Onset: 4aaeor0aa -> 4apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Fairbanks AK on 4aaeor1aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 3 at 10:01PM AKDT until July 4 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Description: * WHAT...Hot temperatures as high as 85 to 90 expected.

* WHERE...Central Interior, Dalton Highway Summits, Upper Koyukuk
Valley, and Yukon Flats.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 10 PM AKDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Individuals not accustomed to these unusually hot
temperatures for this region may experience heat related illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley; Lower Kobuk Valley; Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Lower Koyukuk Valley; Middle Yukon Valley
Effective: 4aaeor1aa -> 5aaeor0aa
Onset: 4aaeor0aa -> 4apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Fairbanks AK on 4aaeor1aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 3 at 10:01PM AKDT until July 4 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Description: * WHAT...Hot temperatures as high as 75 to 85 expected.

* WHERE...Interior Seward Peninsula, Lower Kobuk Valley, Lower
Koyukuk Valley, Middle Yukon Valley, Noatak Valley, Northern
Seward Peninsula, South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range,
Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, and Upper Kobuk Valleys.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 10 PM AKDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Individuals not accustomed to these unusually hot
temperatures for this region may experience heat related illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Western Arctic Plains; Howard Pass and the Delong Mountains; Central Arctic Plains; Central Brooks Range
Effective: 4aaeor1aa -> 6aaeor0aa
Onset: 4aaeor1aa -> 4apeor0ap
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Fairbanks AK on 4aaeor1aa
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 3 at 10:01PM AKDT until July 5 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Description: * WHAT...Hot temperatures as high as 85.

* WHERE...Central Arctic Plains, Central Brooks Range, Howard Pass
and the Delong Mountains, Northwest Arctic Coast, Western Arctic
Coast, and Western Arctic Plains.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Individuals not accustomed to these unusually hot
temperatures for this region may experience heat related illnesses.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Fortymile Country; Upper Tanana Valley; Delta Junction; Tanana Flats; Eielson AFB and Salcha; Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills; Two Rivers; Fairbanks Metro Area; Nenana; Northern Denali Borough; Eastern Delta Junction
Effective: 4aaeor35aa -> 5aaeor0aa
Onset: 4apeor0ap -> 4apeor0ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Fairbanks AK on 4aaeor35aa
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued July 3 at 9:35PM AKDT until July 4 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...Fortymile Country, Upper Tanana Valley, Delta
Junction, Tanana Flats, Eielson AFB and Salcha, Goldstream
Valley and Nenana Hills, Two Rivers, Fairbanks Metro Area,
Nenana, Northern Denali Borough and Eastern Delta Junction.

* TIMING...From 9 AM to 10 PM AKDT Friday.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. The strongest winds
will be from 7 to 10 PM Friday evening, with breezy winds continuing through
the night.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 24 percent. Poor relative humidity recovery expected
Friday night.

* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the mid to upper 80s.

* IMPACTS...Rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires will be
possible. Hot, dry, and windy conditions may lead to rapid
spread of fires.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley; Chatanika River Valley
Effective: 4aaeor35aa -> 5aaeor0aa
Onset: 4apeor0ap -> 4apeor0ap
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Fairbanks AK on 4aaeor35aa
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued July 3 at 9:35PM AKDT until July 5 at 1:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Description: The National Weather Service in Fairbanks has cancelled the Red
Flag Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...White Mountains and High Terrain South of the
Yukon River, Upper Chena River Valley and Chatanika River
Valley.

* TIMING...From 4 PM Friday to 1 AM AKDT Saturday.

* WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. Poor relative humidity recovery expected
Friday night.

* TEMPERATURES...Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Lows in the mid 50s, except in
the low 60s over ridgetops.

* IMPACTS...Rapid ignition, growth and spread of fires will be
possible. Hot, dry, and windy conditions may lead to rapid
spread of fires.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northeast winds will increase Friday
evening and continue through the night into Saturday morning.
Poor relative humidity recovery above the valley floors
expected Friday night. Saturday will be the hottest day of
this stretch of fire weather concerns with highs near 90.