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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1214 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2025
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
1214 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2025
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY
...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON AKST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 35 BELOW. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING,
EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 50 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY MAINLY NEAR WHITE PASS.
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM AKST
THURSDAY. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO
THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL BE AT WHITE PASS.
SKAGWAY AND DYEA WILL SEE WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 15 BELOW TO 25
BELOW. WITH THE COLDEST WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF JUNEAU
1214 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON
AKST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH
WIND WATCH, NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH OR
GREATER POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU.
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO
NOON AKST SUNDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS COULD BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS,
DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE
DIFFICULT.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING VERY LIKELY FOR A
STRONG TAKU WIND EVENT TO OCCUR THIS WEEKEND THAT COULD BEGIN AS
EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING AND COULD LAST WELL INTO SUNDAY.
CURRENTLY THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING
THE DAY ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ARE VERY LIKELY TO
OCCUR, WITH FLUCTUATIONS OVER NIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT STRENGTH OF THESE
WIND GUSTS, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS FORECAST
CLOSELY AND UPDATE AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES. COLD WIND CHILLS
DOWN TO 15 BELOW ARE ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA. DOWNTOWN
JUNEAU, SOUTH DOUGLAS ISLAND, AND THANE WILL BE WARMER THAN
OTHER AREAS ACROSS JUNEAU DUE TO WARMER AIR FROM THE TAKU WIND
EVENT. COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE VESSELS AND LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
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GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF GUSTAVUS
1214 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON
AKST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 15
BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GLACIER BAY.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF EXPOSED TO
THESE CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND.
AKZ319-181500-
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HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF HAINES
1214 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON AKST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 25
BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF EXPOSED TO
THESE CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE COLDEST WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND.
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