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WHAK42 PAFC 271608
CFWALU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
808 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026
AKZ755-290000-
/O.NEW.PAFC.SU.Y.0005.260827T2200Z-260829T0000Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
808 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
AKDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...WATER LEVELS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGHEST
TIDE LINE.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST, INCLUDING KIPNUK, KWIGILLINGOK,
KONGIGANAK, AND QUINHAGAK.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL EROSION DUE TO HIGH
SURF. THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT IS LOW (15 TO 25 PERCENT).
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PROLONGED STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WILL RESULT IN A
BUILD UP OF WAVES ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THE RESULTING
HIGHER SEAS AND SURF, COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE, WILL RAISE
POTENTIAL FOR ROUGH SURF AND COASTAL EROSION. LARGE BREAKING
WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY ALONG THE COAST WITH HIGHER
WAVES OFFSHORE. ADDITIONALLY, MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL, WITH
AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 0.75" TO 1.25", IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND ROUGH SURF MAY ALSO
LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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