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High Surf Advisory

Active

Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula

Starts Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT

Ends Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT

Issued Sep 7, 1:07 PM AKDT

Severity Minor

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...High surf expected. Water levels 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line, peaking during each high tide.

* WHERE...Western Arctic Coast and Kotzebue Sound.

* WHEN...From 4 AM Wednesday to 4 PM AKDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Localized beach erosion may occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southwest winds will steadily ramp up Wednesday into Thursday, remaining elevated through Friday, before gradually subsiding Friday night into Saturday. Winds will peak Thursday and Friday, with gusts around 40 to 50 mph expected.

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