445  
WWAK72 PAFC 262102  
NPWALU  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
1202 PM AKST MON JAN 26 2026  
 
AKZ752>754-756-271515-  
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0007.260127T1200Z-260129T1800Z/  
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-LIME VILLAGE-INTERIOR  
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AKIACHAK, CROOKED CREEK, KASIGLUK,  
SLEETMUTE, BETHEL, LIME VILLAGE, ANIAK, KALSKAG, AND KWETHLUK  
1202 PM 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 CONTINUES TO SPILL INTO  
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY, 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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