* WHAT…Water levels up to 4 feet above the normal highest tide
line.
* WHERE…Kuskokwim Delta Coast, including Kipnuk and
Kwigillingok.
* WHEN..The highest water levels will coincide with high tide
Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings.
* IMPACTS…Water could push up through gaps in the ice and
cause localized flooding for communities along the coast,
particularly between Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. Strong onshore
winds could also push pieces of sea ice up onto the shoreline.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Winds are expected to be relatively weak
and southeasterly during high tide late this evening. As a low
pressure system approaches the area, winds increase and turn
easterly Sunday morning. Winds then turn westerly during high
tide late Sunday evening as the system passes through, posing
the greatest threat for flooding impacts. Winds weaken but
remain westerly for high tide Monday evening.