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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
259 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2025
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SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-YUKON DELTA COAST-
INCLUDING NOME, WHITE MOUNTAIN, GOLOVIN, UNALAKLEET, STEBBINS,
ST MICHAEL, ELIM, KOYUK, SHAKTOOLIK, MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, EMMONAK,
ALAKANUK, KOTLIK, SCAMMON BAY, HOOPER BAY, NUNAM IQUA, AND CHEVAK
259 AM AKST MON JAN 13 2025
..WATER AND ICE ALONG BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH TODAY WITH WATER
LEVELS UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL HIGHEST TIDE LINE.
* WHERE...YUKON DELTA COAST AND NORTON SOUND.
* IMPACTS...WATER COULD PUSH UP THROUGH GAPS IN THE ICE AND CAUSE
LOCALIZED WATER OVER ICE ALONG THE SHORELINE AS STRONG ONSHORE
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COULD ALSO PUSH PIECES OF SEA ICE UP ONTO
THE SHORELINE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN TERMS OF HOW
THESE WINDS WILL INTERACT WITH THE SEA ICE, TIDAL CYCLES, AND
JUST HOW MUCH WATER MAY MOVE OVER ICE NEAR THE SHORE. WATER
LEVELS FALL WITH WINDS MONDAY NIGHT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD BEWARE OF LOCAL PONDING OF WATER ALONG AND NEAR
THE SHORE.
JRA
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