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WHAK42 PAFC 272256
CFWALU
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026
AKZ755-281800-
/O.CON.PAFC.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-261028T1800Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND-
256 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGHEST
TIDE LINE.
* WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST, INCLUDING KIPNUK, KWIGILLINGOK
AND KONGIGANAK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY, HIGHEST WATER LEVELS
EXPECTED DURING EACH UPCOMING HIGH TIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. COASTAL
EROSION IS POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STEADY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTLINE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACK
ACROSS THE BERING SEA. COASTAL EROSION AND PERHAPS NUISANCE
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH EACH UPCOMING
HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE PERSISTENT ONSHORE WINDS. MAXIMUM WATER
LEVELS WILL REACH BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FT ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGHEST
TIDE LINE, INCLUDING IN AND AROUND KIPNUK AND KWIGILLINGOK. A
BRIEF BREAK IN WINDS AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IS FORECAST LATE
WEDNESDAY, BUT A SECOND ROUND OF ELEVATED WATER LEVELS AND
PERSISTENT SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST WITH THE ARRIVAL OF YET
ANOTHER FRONT LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
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