The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most areas north of the Alaska Range to the Brooks Range and from the Canadian border west to McGrath for low humidities, high temperatures, high winds, and forecasted scattered thunderstorms. The Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch will begin on Thursday, June 27 at 10 am and extend through 10 pm.
Beginning on Thursday, June 27 at 10:00 am, burn permits for the Valdez-Copper River Area have been suspended due to high daytime temperatures, low humidity and the potential for large scale fire growth. Burn permit suspensions additionally remain in place for the Mat-Su, Fairbanks, Delta, and Tok areas. The suspensions will be in affect until conditions improve.
Burning of debris piles or utilizing a burn barrel is prohibited. Please note that cooking and warming types fires are still allowed but extreme caution must be used due to high wildfire potential should an ember escape or a fire be left unattended or not completely put out.