Hot and dry weather combined with Chinook winds have resulted in Red Flag warnings and fire weather watches for large portions of Interior Alaska for Saturday and Sunday.
The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for the weekend as temperatures are likely to move into the 90s with winds from the south fanning wildfire flames.
Hot and dry conditions this week worsened wildfires in the area and led to evacuation notices for the Haystack area just north of Fairbanks. The National Weather Service issued a