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WWAK71 PAFC 091956
NPWAER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1156 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2026
AKZ711-101415-
/O.NEW.PAFC.HT.Y.0002.260809T1956Z-260811T0400Z/
LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WASILLA, PALMER, AND BIG LAKE
1156 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT MONDAY
* WHAT...VERY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER
70S, WITH OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 50S.
* WHERE...LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...INDIVIDUALS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THESE UNUSUALLY WARM
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS REGION MAY EXPERIENCE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING IN THE SUN. WEAR SUNSCREEN AND
LIGHTWEIGHT, LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION.
CLOSE CURTAINS DURING THE DAYTIME TO REDUCE SUN INSOLATION INTO THE
HOME AND OPEN WINDOWS AT NIGHT TO ALLOW THE HOME TO COOL OFF.
UTILIZE FANS OR COMMUNITY BUILDINGS WITH AIR CONDITIONING.
METZLER
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