* WHAT…Extremely cold temperatures as low as 40 below.
* WHERE…Municipality of Skagway particularly along the Klondike
Highway and near White Pass.
* WHEN…Until 9 AM AKST Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Frostbite and hypothermia are likely if exposed to
these temperatures. An extended period of freezing
temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Subzero temperatures of -10 Fahrenheit or
colder along the Klondike Highway have persisted into Friday
and will continue through Friday night. Temperatures near sea
level in Skagway have fallen into the single digits overnight.
Sustained wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
will cause dangerously cold wind chills through early Saturday
morning with the coldest values near White Pass.