Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 4:28AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 22, 2026 - 5:28am
Expires:
August 22, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
A Bering Sea low will move into the Gulf of Anadyr then the
Chukchi Sea 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 in 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 quite a bit
of uncertainty with the exact water level heights and they will
be monitored over the next few days.
Area Description:
Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Baldwin Peninsula; Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast
Forcast Office:
NWS Fairbanks AK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov