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High Surf Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 27, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this high surf advisory at Jul 27, 2021, 3:50 PM AKDT. It took effect at Jul 28, 2021, 12:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2021, 3:50 PM AKDT (23:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 28, 2021, 12:00 AM AKDT
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 3:04 AM AKDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

547 
WHAK42 PAFC 272350
CFWALU

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
350 PM AKDT Tue Jul 27 2021

AKZ155-290000-
/O.NEW.PAFC.SU.Y.0001.210728T0800Z-210729T1600Z/
Kuskokwim Delta-
350 PM AKDT Tue Jul 27 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
AKDT THURSDAY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...

The National Weather Service in Anchorage has issued a High Surf
Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 AM AKDT
Thursday. 

* LOCATION...Kuskokwim Delta Coast.

* WAVES AND SURF...1 to 2 feet above the normal high tide.

* TIMING...Midnight tonight through 8 AM Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Persistent southerly flow of 25 to 35 kts (30 to 40
  mph) tonight through Thursday morning will cause water to pile
  up against the shoreline with waves of 2 to 3 feet on top of the
  water rise. This will lead to minor coastal flooding as well as
  minor beach erosion. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
999 
WHAK42 PAFC 281218
CFWALU

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
418 AM AKDT Wed Jul 28 2021

AKZ155-291600-
/O.CON.PAFC.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210729T1600Z/
Kuskokwim Delta-
418 AM AKDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...

* LOCATION...Kuskokwim Delta Coast.

* WAVES AND SURF...1 to 2 feet above the normal high tide.

* TIMING...Through 8 AM Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Persistent southerly flow of 25 to 35 kts (30 to 40
  mph) through Thursday morning will cause water to pile up 
  against the shoreline with waves of 2 to 3 feet on top of the 
  water rise. This will lead to minor coastal flooding as well as 
  minor beach erosion. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.

&&

$$
515 
WHAK42 PAFC 282359
CFWALU

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
359 PM AKDT Wed Jul 28 2021

AKZ155-291300-
/O.CON.PAFC.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210729T1600Z/
Kuskokwim Delta-
359 PM AKDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THURSDAY
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...

* LOCATION...Kuskokwim Delta Coast.

* WAVES AND SURF...1 to 2 feet above the normal high tide.

* TIMING...Through 8 AM Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Persistent southerly flow of 25 to 35 kts (30 to 40
  mph) continues through Thursday morning. As a result, expect
  water to continue to pile up against the shoreline with waves of
  2 to 3 feet on top of the water rise. This will lead to minor
  beach erosion. 

* ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...Another potent low pressure system is
  expected to take a similar track to the current storm Friday
  night through early Sunday. Even though it won't be as strong,
  the antecedent conditions will help to set the stage for 
  another round of high surf and possibly beach erosion.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area, producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.

&&

$$
236 
WHAK42 PAFC 291104
CFWALU

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
304 AM AKDT Thu Jul 29 2021

AKZ155-291215-
/O.CAN.PAFC.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210729T1600Z/
Kuskokwim Delta-
304 AM AKDT Thu Jul 29 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST...

Winds along the Kuskokwim Delta coast have begun to decrease with
surge levels expected to drop off, and the threat for any coastal
flooding has thue ended. Higher than normal water levels along 
the coast during high tides and rough seas near the coast remain 
possible through the rest of the morning.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 4:19 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC47 hr
Jul 27, 3:44 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jul 27, 4:08 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jul 27, 4:08 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Jul 27, 3:33 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jul 27, 3:47 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.