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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
954 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2025
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UPPER KOYUKUK VALLEY-DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS-YUKON FLATS-CENTRAL
INTERIOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FINGER MOUNTAIN, BEAVER, BETTLES,
GOBBLERS KNOB, STEVENS VILLAGE, PROSPECT CREEK, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE, EVANSVILLE,
CENTRAL, TANANA, VENETIE, MINTO, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM MP 39 TO
MP 164, LAKE MINCHUMINA, ALATNA, MANLEY HOT SPRINGS, FORT YUKON,
ALLAKAKET, CIRCLE, AND RAMPART
954 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2025
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HOT TEMPERATURES AS HIGH AS 85 TO 90.
* WHERE...CENTRAL INTERIOR, DALTON HIGHWAY SUMMITS, UPPER KOYUKUK
VALLEY, AND YUKON FLATS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...INDIVIDUALS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THESE UNUSUALLY HOT
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS REGION MAY EXPERIENCE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AS VEHICLE INTERIORS CAN REACH EXTREME
TEMPERATURES IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN WORKING IN THE SUN. WEAR SUNSCREEN AND
LIGHTWEIGHT, LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.
CLOSE CURTAINS DURING THE DAYTIME TO REDUCE SUN INSOLATION INTO THE
HOME AND OPEN WINDOWS AT NIGHT TO ALLOW THE HOME TO COOL OFF.
UTILIZE FANS OR COMMUNITY BUILDINGS WITH AIR CONDITIONING.
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