# Fire Weather Watch: Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-08 00:03 ingested 2026-07-08 08:26

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Fire Weather Watch — Northern Seward Peninsula; Upper Kobuk Valleys; Lower Koyukuk Valley
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* AFFECTED AREA...Northern Seward Peninsula, Upper Kobuk Valleys
and Lower Koyukuk Valley.

* TIMING...From 10 AM AKDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening.

* THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE INDEX...Scattered in the Kobuk and Lower
Koyukuk. Isolated in the northern Seward Peninsula.

* WINDS...North 5 to 10 mph.

* HUMIDITY...As low as 38 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 80s.

* 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop
in the Upper Kobuk and Lower Koyukuk Valleys. Sea breezes Wednesday afternoon
will likely limit thunderstorm potential along the coast

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.