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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
1113 AM AKDT MON JUL 21 2025
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PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND-KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH-CITY OF HYDER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIG, KLAWOCK, HYDABURG, COFFMAN COVE,
THORNE BAY, KETCHIKAN, AND HYDER
1113 AM AKDT MON JUL 21 2025
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 80 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH AND
CITY OF HYDER.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM AKDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...INDIVIDUALS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THESE UNUSUALLY WARM
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS REGION MAY EXPERIENCE HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WARMEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN
INLAND AREAS AWAY FROM THE COOLING EFFECTS OF ANY SEA BREEZES
THAT COULD DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 INSULATION 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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