High Surf Advisory for Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island

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* 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.