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Coastal Flood Advisory
Issued: 10:39 PM Aug. 24, 2025 – National Weather Service
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Water levels 1.5 to 2.5 feet above the normal highest tide line. * WHERE...Along the Kuskokwim Delta coast, including the communities of Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, and Kongiganak. * WHEN...11 AM through 6 AM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Coastal erosion and flooding of low lying areas is likely. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gale force southerly winds will lead to high water levels along the Kuskokwim Delta coast during the Monday afternoon high tide. Half an inch to 1.25 inches of rainfall are also forecast for the area through Monday afternoon, which may fill low-lying areas that normally take on water during lower level coastal flooding events, resulting in higher than normal water levels in addition to the onshore surge. Water levels decrease Monday evening with a receding tide and diminishing southerly winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A coastal flood advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:17 AM Aug. 24, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND HIGH SURF ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... A deepening low pressure system will move northeastward through the Bering Sea to between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew Island through Monday morning and into the vicinity of Norton Sound by Monday afternoon/evening. Strong gusty southerly winds of 40 to 50 mph are likely along the northern Kuskokwim Delta Coast including the communities of Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, and Kipnuk. Peak winds will occur between mid-morning Monday and early Monday evening before slowly diminishing Monday night into Tuesday morning. High surf will accompany the strong winds with wave heights between 4 to 8 feet in the coastal waters along the Kuskokwim Delta Coast. Higher wave heights of 9 to 12 feet are likely at the southern end of Etolin Strait. Peak wave heights occur mid- Monday morning through Monday night before slowly subsiding through Tuesday morning. In addition, periods of heavy rain are also likely Sunday night through Tuesday with 2 to 3 inches of precipitation possible through the duration.
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