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: Thursday 8:08am AKDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:08am AKDT
Alert Expires: Friday 4:00pm AKDT
Event Onset: Thursday 2:00pm AKDT
Event Ends: Friday 4:00pm AKDT
Issued by: NWS Anchorage AK
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...WATER LEVELS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL HIGHEST TIDE LINE. * WHERE...KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST, INCLUDING KIPNUK, KWIGILLINGOK, KONGIGANAK, AND QUINHAGAK. * WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL EROSION DUE TO HIGH SURF. THE COASTAL FLOOD THREAT IS LOW (15 TO 25 PERCENT). * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PROLONGED STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WILL RESULT IN A BUILD UP OF WAVES ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THE RESULTING HIGHER SEAS AND SURF, COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE, WILL RAISE POTENTIAL FOR ROUGH SURF AND COASTAL EROSION. LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY ALONG THE COAST WITH HIGHER WAVES OFFSHORE. ADDITIONALLY, MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL, WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 0.75" TO 1.25", IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND ROUGH SURF MAY ALSO LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA, PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1c0f0abe06e99f7eb5b9622f5c7f9a3bd38d75c.001.1 Codes: AKZ755 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1c0f0abe06e99f7eb5b9622f5c7f9a3bd38d75c.001.1