Anchorage, Alaska
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island |
| Effective: | 2025-10-05 @ 6:28 pm -> 2025-10-08 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2025-10-07 @ 10:00 am -> 2025-10-06 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Anchorage AK on 2025-10-05 @ 6:28 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Watch issued October 5 at 3:28PM AKDT until October 8 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Water levels as high as 1.5 to 3.5 feet above the normal highest tide line. * WHERE...Along the Kuskokwim Delta Coast and Nunivak Island. * WHEN...Tuesday morning to early Wednesday morning, coinciding with high tides Tuesday morning and again late Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Coastal flooding of low lying areas and erosion are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Persistent southerly to southwesterly winds will range from 45 mph to 55 mph Monday night through Wednesday morning. This will lead to coastal impacts such as storm surge and flooding. Elevated water levels are likely during the high tides Tuesday morning across Nunivak Island and Mekoryuk and Tuesday night along the Kuskokwim Bay Coast. Coastal hazards also include wave heights ranging from 8 to 12 feet beginning Tuesday afternoon before slowly subsiding Wednesday morning. |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp |
| Effective: | 2025-10-05 @ 6:27 pm -> 2025-10-06 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2025-10-05 @ 6:27 pm -> 2025-10-06 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Fairbanks AK on 2025-10-05 @ 6:27 pm |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued October 5 at 3:27PM AKDT until October 5 at 10:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK |
| Description: |
* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp. * WHEN...Until 10 PM AKDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; Yukon Delta Coast; St Lawrence Island |
| Effective: | 2025-10-05 @ 5:56 pm -> 2025-10-09 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2025-10-07 @ 10:00 am -> 2025-10-06 @ 10:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Fairbanks AK on 2025-10-05 @ 5:56 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Watch issued October 5 at 2:56PM AKDT until October 9 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding possible. * WHERE...Shishmaref, Eastern Norton Sound, St Lawrence Island and the Yukon Delta. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...We are anticipating 2 to 3 high tides that will see higher waters. High tides will be Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning, and Wednesday afternoon. Hooper Bay to Nunam Iqua is expected to see 4 to 7 feet above mean high water (MHHW). Stebbins to Shaktoolik will be 4 to 9 feet above MHHW. Koyuk will have the highest water of 5 to 10 feet above MHHW. Elim to Wales will see 4 to 8 feet above MHHW. Gambell and Savoonga will have 2 to 5 feet above MHHW, highest in Gambell on the west side. Shishmaref is expecting 5 to 8 feet above MHHW and will have 2 rounds of it. The first for Shishmaref will come from the lagoon with southerly winds Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night. Then the winds shift northwest and water will come from the north on Thursday. |
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Watch |
| Area(s): | Western Arctic Coast; Northwest Arctic Coast; Northern Arctic Coast; Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula |
| Effective: | 2025-10-05 @ 5:56 pm -> 2025-10-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2025-10-07 @ 7:00 pm -> 2025-10-06 @ 10:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Fairbanks AK on 2025-10-05 @ 5:56 pm |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Watch issued October 5 at 2:56PM AKDT until October 9 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding and erosion possible. * WHERE...Kotzebue Sound to Utqiagvik. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The peak for the highest water looks like it will be with the Wednesday afternoon high tide. There will still be concerns Thursday morning particularly when the winds turn northwesterly. Kotzebue is expecting 4 to 8 feet above mean high high water (MHHW). Kotzebue should be prepared for flooding rivaling the flooding event of October 2024 as water levels may approach or exceed that level (which was 6.5 feet). Red Dog to Point Lay is expecting 4 to 8 feet above MHHW. Wainwright to Utqiagvik is expecting 2 to 5 feet above MHHW. |