842  
WWAK72 PAFC 271300  
NPWALU  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026  
 
AKZ752>754-756-280215-  
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260129T1800Z/  
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WEST-KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST-LIME VILLAGE-INTERIOR  
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROOKED CREEK, ANIAK, LIME VILLAGE,  
BETHEL, KWETHLUK, SLEETMUTE, AKIACHAK, KALSKAG, AND KASIGLUK  
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 IS BRINGING INCREASINGLY  
COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SUBSEQUENT WIND  
CHILLS HAVE ALREADY DIPPED DOWN INTO THE NEGATIVE 20S FOR PARTS OF  
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INTERIOR PARTS OF THE KUSKOKWIM  
DELTA, WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY. WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS  
40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY AND POTENTIALLY INTO  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE 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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