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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
637 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2026
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KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-INTERIOR KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
WESTERN CAPES-NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BETHEL, MEKORYUK, KWETHLUK, QUINHAGAK,
DILLINGHAM, AKIACHAK, KIPNUK, TOKSOOK BAY, MANOKOTAK, PLATINUM,
KASIGLUK, TOGIAK, AND GOODNEWS BAY
637 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH EXPECTED, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA, WESTERN CAPES, AND NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY
COAST.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS AND A FEW
POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND
WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WITH A LONG FETCH OF
HIGH END SMALL CRAFT AND GALE FORCE WINDS, THIS WILL RESULT IN
HIGHER WAVES AND ROUGH SEAS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM BAY COAST. EVEN
THOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO
THIS AFTERNOON, HIGH SEAS COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL LIKELY PUSH WATER LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGH
TIDE LINE FOR THE KUSKOKWIM BAY COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
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