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Red Flag Warning
Issued: 6:17 AM Jul. 7, 2026 – National Weather Service
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT AKDT TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING...

* AFFECTED AREA...Interior Seward Peninsula and Middle Yukon
Valley.

* TIMING...From 10 AM Tuesday to midnight AKDT Tuesday night.

* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX...Scattered.

* WINDS...Near thunderstorms, gusts could reach as high as 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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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