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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1255 PM AKDT Tue May 14 2024


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Kivalina and Red Dog Dock-Lower Kobuk Valley-Baldwin Peninsula-
Shishmaref-Bering Strait Coast-Southern Seward Peninsula Coast-
Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills-St Lawrence Island-
Including Kivalina, Red Dog Dock, Noorvik, Selawik, Kiana, 
Kotzebue, Shishmaref, Diomede, Wales, Brevig Mission, Teller, 
Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, 
Elim, Koyuk, Shaktoolik, Gambell, and Savoonga
1255 PM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

...Elevated Surf possible Today into Wednesday...

Strong south to southwest winds will cause water levels to
increase 3-5 feet along the Bering and Chukchi Sea coasts.
Shorefast ice is still in place along much of the coast and may
lift the ice and locally push it ashore, especially on south
and southwest facing coastlines. Additionally, water may flood
the ice surface and could impact any equipment/huts remaining on
the ice. High surf is possible in some locations wher there is
little or no shorefast ice. From the Bering Strait north, the sea
ice is more extensive and the risk of coastal impacts will be
lower than the south of the Bering Strait.

Residents near the coast should be vigilant of these potential
impacts and stay tuned to the latest forecast updates at 
www.weather.gov/afg

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