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WWAK72 PAFC 192245
NPWALU
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
245 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
AKZ755-756-201400-
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260320T2100Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KIPNUK, MEKORYUK, TOKSOOK BAY, QUINHAGAK,
KASIGLUK, KWETHLUK, BETHEL, AND AKIACHAK
245 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AND IN THE EARLY
MORNING WILL SEE THE LOWEST EXPECTED WIND CHILLS. TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE DURING DAYTIME HOURS, BUT RETURN
TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WIND CHILLS WILL WARM ABOVE HAZARDOUS LEVELS.
WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHERE TRANSPORTABLE
SNOW ON THE GROUND REMAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
AKZ757-201400-
/O.CON.PAFC.CW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260320T2100Z/
WESTERN CAPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLATINUM AND GOODNEWS BAY
245 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2026
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WESTERN CAPES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM AKDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
WIND CHILL VALUES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AND IN THE EARLY
MORNING WILL SEE THE LOWEST EXPECTED WIND CHILLS. TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE DURING DAYTIME HOURS, BUT RETURN
TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS BY NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WIND CHILLS WILL WARM ABOVE HAZARDOUS LEVELS.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHERE TRANSPORTABLE
SNOW ON THE GROUND REMAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
JAR
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