The unprecedented issuance of a heatwave warning for select Alaskan territories, a neologism sanctioned by the U.S. National Weather Service, supersedes the erstwhile "Special Weather Statement" designation.

此項修訂之目的，乃在於更精確地傳達天氣現象之嚴峻程度及其潛在危害，避免誤導大眾以為出現史無前例之高溫。首例警報於費爾班克斯發布，緣因預測氣溫將突破華氏85度，此於六月而言，實屬極度罕見之氣候異象。

The nomenclature shift, divorced from climate change discourse, acknowledges the tangible impact of elevated temperatures on Alaskan communities, particularly those deficient in air conditioning infrastructure; the alert system, currently deployed in Juneau and Fairbanks, is slated for future expansion into Anchorage, despite the fact that, even with rising ambient temperatures, Anchorage has yet to breach the threshold triggering a heatwave advisory.