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Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1116 AM AKDT Sat Oct 24 2026

AKZ755-251400-
/O.NEW.PAFC.CF.Y.0004.261026T0300Z-261026T1500Z/
Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island-
1116 AM AKDT Sat Oct 24 2026

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SUNDAY 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...Relatively, the area to see higher water
  levels is expected to be Kipnuk. The most likely scenario is for
  water levels to be 2.0 to 3.0 ft above the normal high tide
  line. Kwigillingok may see water levels of 1.0 to 2.0 ft above
  the normal highest tide line. The peak will be around midnight
  Monday morning, coinciding with high tide. 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A coastal flood advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides
will combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.

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