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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT 26-44
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS SILVER SPRING MD
410 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: KATHRYN GILBERT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
SUBJECT: SOLICITING COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK
PRODUCT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) IS SOLICITING COMMENTS ON THE
EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK PRODUCT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026.
THE EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK IS A POINT-BASED PRODUCT THAT
PROVIDES A 7-DAY FORECAST OF HEAT-RELATED IMPACTS TAILORED TO
THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT OF ALASKA, WHERE HEALTH IMPACTS OFTEN
OCCUR AT LOWER TEMPERATURES THAN IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED
STATES.
BY INTEGRATING HIGH-RESOLUTION WEATHER DATA WITH LOCAL
CLIMATOLOGY AND CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
HEALTH STATISTICS, THIS PRODUCT COMPLEMENTS TRADITIONAL
CRITERIA-BASED HEAT ALERTS BY CAPTURING LOCALIZED NUANCES THAT
STANDARD REGIONAL CRITERIA MAY NOT CAPTURE. THE TOOL UTILIZES A
STANDARDIZED NUMERIC (0-4), COLOR-BASED
(GREEN/YELLOW/ORANGE/RED/MAGENTA) SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY DAILY RISK
LEVELS. THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR
SIX LOCATIONS IN ALASKA: ANCHORAGE, BETHEL, FAIRBANKS, JUNEAU,
KODIAK, AND TALKEETNA.THE EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK IS
BASED ON THE NWS NATIONAL DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE (NDFD)
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AND UPDATED WITH ESTABLISHED
NDFD GUIDELINES.
THE EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK PRODUCT CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH
AN INTERACTIVE VIEWER AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://WWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/HEATRISK/AK/
A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK PRODUCT AND
PRODUCT EXAMPLES CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTPS://NSDESK.SERVICENOWSERVICES.COM/API/G_NOA/NWSPC/RES2/380F4
5EE3B388F907235AFF764E45ACC
INPUT ON THE EXPERIMENTAL ALASKA HEATRISK PRODUCT IS BEING
SOUGHT FROM USERS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026.
HTTPS://WWW.SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/EXPAKHEATRISKPRODUCT_2026
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE SENT TO:
PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES PROGRAM
WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
EMAIL: PUBLIC.PROGRAM@NOAA.GOV
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NOTIFICATION/
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