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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
1117 PM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025

AKZ755-250200-
Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island-
Including the cities of Quinhagak, Kipnuk, Toksook Bay,
and Mekoryuk
1117 PM AKDT Sat Aug 23 2025

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND HIGH SURF ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A deepening low pressure system will move northeastward through
the Bering Sea to between the Pribilof Islands and Saint Matthew
Island through Monday morning and into the vicinity of Norton
Sound by Monday afternoon/evening. Strong gusty southerly winds of
40 to 50 mph are likely along the northern Kuskokwim Delta Coast
including the communities of Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, and Kipnuk.
Peak winds will occur between mid-morning Monday and early Monday
evening before slowly diminishing Monday night into Tuesday
morning.

High surf will accompany the strong winds with wave heights
between 4 to 8 feet in the coastal waters along the Kuskokwim
Delta Coast. Higher wave heights of 9 to 12 feet are likely at the
southern end of Etolin Strait. Peak wave heights occur mid-
Monday morning through Monday night before slowly subsiding
through Tuesday morning. In addition, periods of heavy rain are
also likely Sunday night through Tuesday with 2 to 3 inches of
precipitation possible through the duration.


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