Coastal Flood Warning
NWS Anchorage AK ยท US
Details
Coastal Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 AM AKDT Saturday
- Event
- Coastal Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Water levels on average of 0.6 to 1.6 feet above the normal highest tide line. Southeast winds becoming south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
Where
Kuskokwim Delta Coast including Kwigillingok and Kipnuk.
When
Until 4 AM Saturday.
Impacts
Coastal flooding of low lying areas and erosion are possible.
Additional details
Significant moderate-to-major flood impacts are no longer expected. Minor flood impacts remain expected for the highlighted areas of Kwigillingok and Kipnuk. There will be multiple peaks in water levels for the Kuskokwim Delta this morning through Saturday morning coinciding with high tide cycles and strong southerly winds. Winds gradually weaken but remain southerly through Saturday.
Instructions
A coastal flood warning means that flooding is occurring or imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert for rising water, and take appropriate action to protect life and property.
Affected areas
- Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Anchorage AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~57s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3D0G41F26S4QKVCWQZJBDD6
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0d249ea84281159260b5bec4e34eb012e367f727.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Anchorage AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2314
- WMO heading
- XOAK52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | CFW |
| NationalWeatherService | CFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWALU |
| WMOidentifier | WHAK42 PAFC 251925 |
| NWSheadline | COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.PAFC.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260926T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T04:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01a46c91f61560e121c20b790c3ac1027264c071.001.1,2026-09-24T11:47:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d24080254c96a367f2285fae8f024e53bc9af5e.001.1,2026-09-24T05:33:00-08:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fe2fa3dc032ac66ff059f661389476e5c40b502.001.2,2026-09-23T11:00:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002050 |
| UGC | AKZ755 |