Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Anchorage, AK
Areas Affected: Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 3:52am AKDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 3:52am AKDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 4:00pm AKDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 7:00pm AKDT
Event Ends: Monday 7:00am AKDT
Issued by: NWS Anchorage AK
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Coastal flooding, with water levels of 2.0 to 3.0 feet above the normal highest tide line, and 40 mph southwest winds with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...Kuskokwim Delta Coast, including Kipnuk, Kwigillingok and Kongiganak. * WHEN...7 PM Sunday to 7 AM AKDT Monday, highest water levels expected around midnight Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Coastal flooding of low lying areas and erosion are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Kipnuk is expected to see water levels 2.0 to 3.0 ft above the normal high tide line. Kwigillingok and Kongiganak are expected to have water levels of 1.0 to 2.0 ft above the normal highest tide line. Following this system, steady southwesterly flow is expected to continue for the Kuskokwim Delta coastline through Tuesday, which may slow the ability for flood waters to recede.
A coastal flood advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ed4a1672e224378c769693fbe40b85b7782337f.001.1 Codes: AKZ755 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ed4a1672e224378c769693fbe40b85b7782337f.001.1