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WWAK72 PAFC 111140
NPWALU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
240 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
AKZ761-120200-
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CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT HEIDEN
240 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS 25 TO 35 BELOW.
* WHERE...PORT HEIDEN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IS FORECAST THIS WEEK, WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
DECREASING THROUGH MID-WEEK ALONG WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS.
WARMER TEMPERATURES LOOK TO ARRIVE BY THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXTREME COLD WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY LOW TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
SUCH AS A HAT, FACE MASK, AND HEAVY GLOVES OR MITTENS IF YOU HAVE
PLANS TO BE OUTDOORS. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF
OUTDOOR WATER PIPES, THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPED, DRAINED, OR ALLOWED TO
DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD
DRAIN THEM AND COVER ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM
FREEZING.
AKZ753-754-762>766-120200-
/O.EXA.PAFC.CW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260116T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-LIME VILLAGE-NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH (NAKNEK AND KING SALMON)-NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY
COAST-INLAND BRISTOL BAY-LAKE ILIAMNA / NILA VENA / NANVARPAK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KOKHANOK, PORT ALSWORTH, CROOKED CREEK,
KOLIGANEK, ALEKNAGIK, SLEETMUTE, NEW STUYAHOK, NONDALTON, PILOT
POINT, ILIAMNA, MANOKOTAK, NAKNEK, KING SALMON, TOGIAK, EGEGIK,
LIME VILLAGE, AND DILLINGHAM
240 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS 40 TO 55 BELOW.
* WHERE...BRISTOL BAY REGION, KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST, LIME VILLAGE,
AND NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IS FORECAST THIS WEEK, WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
DECREASING THROUGH MID-WEEK ALONG WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS.
WIND CHILLS BELOW -40F ARE ALREADY ONGOING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF
IGIUGIG. WARMER TEMPERATURES LOOK TO ARRIVE ON THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
AKZ752-755>757-120200-
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260116T0300Z/
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-WESTERN CAPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINHAGAK, KIPNUK, ANIAK, PLATINUM,
KASIGLUK, AKIACHAK, TOKSOOK BAY, KWETHLUK, MEKORYUK, KALSKAG,
BETHEL, AND GOODNEWS BAY
240 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS 40 TO 55 BELOW.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA, KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST, AND WESTERN CAPES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IS FORECAST THIS WEEK, WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
DECREASING THROUGH MID-WEEK ALONG WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS.
WIND CHILLS BELOW -40F ARE ALREADY ONGOING FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF
QUINHAGAK AND ANIAK. LOCATIONS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES WILL SEE WIND CHILLS REACH AND DROP BELOW
-40F BY THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES LOOK TO ARRIVE ON
THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
AKZ773-781-120200-
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260116T0300Z/
CHIGNIK-SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PERRYVILLE, SAND POINT, FALSE PASS,
CHIGNIK, AND COLD BAY
240 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS 10 TO 25 BELOW.
* WHERE...CHIGNIK AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS IS FORECAST THIS WEEK, WITH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
DECREASING THROUGH MID-WEEK ALONG WITH PERSISTENT NORTHERLY WINDS.
WIND CHILLS BELOW -10F ARE ALREADY ONGOING FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF
NELSON LAGOON AND CHIGNIK, WHILE LOCATIONS FURTHER SOUTHWEST ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA MAY SEE WIND CHILLS REACH AND DROP BELOW -10F
AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON. WARMER TEMPERATURES LOOK TO ARRIVE ON
THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
CHEN
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