455  
WWAK72 PAFC 261343  
NPWALU  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
443 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
AKZ752>754-756-270200-  
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0007.260127T1200Z-260129T1800Z/  
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-LIME VILLAGE-INTERIOR  
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KWETHLUK, CROOKED CREEK, KALSKAG, LIME  
VILLAGE, BETHEL, KASIGLUK, AKIACHAK, ANIAK, AND SLEETMUTE  
443 AM AKST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM  
AKST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS BEGINS TO SPILL INTO  
SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY MORNING, PLUMMETING HIGH TEMPERATURES AND  
DROPPING OVERNIGHT WIND CHILLS TUESDAY MORNING TO AS LOW AS 40  
BELOW. THE AIRMASS BEGINS TO MODERATE LATE WEEK, ALLOWING AMBIENT  
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO RECOVER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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