Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Anchorage, AK
Areas Affected: Sutton / Upper Matanuska Valley; Eureka / Tahneta Pass; West Prince William Sound & Whittier; Northern Copper Valley; Western Copper Valley; Central Copper Valley; Ernestine; Northern Susitna Valley; Southern Copper Valley; Tok Cutoff; McCarthy
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 3:11pm AKST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 3:11pm AKST
Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00am AKST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 6:00pm AKST
Event Ends: Thursday 6:00pm AKST
Issued by: NWS Anchorage AK
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below possible for areas along the coast, including Whittier. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below to 50 below possible for Copper River Basin, northern Susitna Valley, and Upper Matanuska Valley. * WHERE...Copper River Basin, Sutton, Upper Matanuska Valley, Eureka, Tahneta Pass, West Prince William Sound & Whittier, and Northern Susitna Valley. * WHEN...Until 6 PM AKST Thursday. * IMPACTS...For areas along the coast, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 20 minutes. For interior valleys, wind chills as low as 50 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 5 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northerly winds will peak through today. Winds will then begin to slowly diminish tonight through Thursday. Wind chills as low as 20 to 50 below zero overnight tonight could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
A cold weather advisory means that a period of very cold temperatures and wind chills are expected. Wear protective clothing such as a hat, face mask, and heavy gloves or mittens if you have plans to be outdoors. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fae4649e712e9587635e7027f9d5b3e704d74a4.005.1 Codes: AKZ713, AKZ714, AKZ728, AKZ741, AKZ742, AKZ743, AKZ744, AKZ748, AKZ749, AKZ750, AKZ751 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3fae4649e712e9587635e7027f9d5b3e704d74a4.005.1