This is a high-significance wildfires event affecting Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, tracked from official feeds (NASA EONET). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 1,443 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 1,443 acres −3.2 0% contained
- 1,446 acres 0% contained
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS AFG
Area Forecast Discussion
Moderate rain expected across southwestern interior and Alaska Range early in the week with strong gap winds through mountain passes.
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000 FXAK69 PAFG 132303 AFDAFG
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 303 PM AKDT Mon Jul 13 2026
.SYNOPSIS...A broad area of troughing moving over the interior will continue to be the primary driver of a rainy, and at times windy, week across Alaska. Generally cooler weather continues as shortwaves rotating around the trough axis bring rounds of rain and rain showers sweeping through. A particularly robust wave pushing up from the SW through the first half of the week will bring periods of moderate rain, especially to the southwestern interior and through the Alaska Range concurrent with strong gap winds through the Alaska Range and the Brooks Range. Some isolated thunderstorms in th eastern interior and N of the Brooks Range through the first half of the week, before chances diminish.
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.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES... Central and Eastern Interior...
-Rain showers move through the Interior, but conditions will generally be drier than wetter. Highest shower chance is north/west of Fairbanks each afternoon. A stronger front will bring more widespread showers on Tuesday and Wednesday.
-An isolated storm in the Tanana Valley is possible on Wednesday.…
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