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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.
Fire crews remain engaged in wildfires across the Interior on Friday. 62,890 acres have burned statewide in 144 active fires.
This story was updated at 11:15 a.m. August 3, 2023
As expected, hotter and drier conditions are making wildfires more active this week as temperatures rise. Firefighters are preparing for that.