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WWAK71 PAFC 220252
NPWAER
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
552 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2025
AKZ732-232000-
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THOMPSON PASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THOMPSON PASS
552 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
TUESDAY...
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW.
* WHERE...THOMPSON PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH
PROLONGED EXPOSURE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PER THE EXPIRING HIGH WIND WARNING: WIND
GUSTS CONTINUE, BUT WILL DIMINISH PROGRESSIVELY OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
AKZ711-220400-
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LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALMER, BIG LAKE, AND WASILLA
552 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2025
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
AKZ741>744-749>751-232000-
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NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-CENTRAL COPPER
VALLEY-ERNESTINE-SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY-TOK CUTOFF-MCCARTHY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOLSONA, TONSINA, CHITINA, 46 MILE,
GLENNALLEN, MENDELTNA, COPPER CENTER, KENNY LAKE, SLANA,
NELCHINA, NEBESNA, MENTASTA LAKE, PAXSON, GAKONA, MCCARTHY, AND
CHISTOCHINA
552 PM AKST SUN DEC 21 2025
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 60 BELOW.
* WHERE...COPPER RIVER BASIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 60 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES.
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE LIKELY IF EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH
PROLONGED EXPOSURE. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
AB
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