Special Weather Statement for Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Baldwin Peninsula, Bering Strait Coast, Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Northern Seward Peninsula, Shishmaref
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What is happening
A Bering Sea low moving through the Bering Strait early Monday morning will move through the Chukchi Sea through the rest of the day on Monday. South-southwest winds will increase water levels to around 1 to 3 feet above the normal high tide line during the Monday and Tuesday high tides around the Seward Peninsula....
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Bulletin details
A Bering Sea low moving through the Bering Strait early Monday morning will move through the Chukchi Sea through the rest of the day on Monday. South-southwest winds will increase water levels to around 1 to 3 feet above the normal high tide line during the Monday and Tuesday high tides around the Seward Peninsula. Water levels around 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line are possible from Kotzebue to Kivalina. There is still some uncertainty with the exact water level heights, and they will be monitored over the next couple of days.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 5:47AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Fairbanks AK. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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