Special Weather Statement: Noatak Valley; Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula; Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; St Lawrence Island

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Special Weather Statement — Noatak Valley; Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula; Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast; Southern Seward Peninsula Coast; Interior Seward Peninsula; Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills; St Lawrence Island Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Observed. As a coastal system moves across Western Alaska Sunday into Monday, elevated water levels, widespread moderate to heavy rain, and southerly winds are expected across the area. Water levels could rise 1 to 3 feet above the mean high tide line in coastal areas of the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Rain totals from Sunday afternoon through early Tuesday morning are expected to range from 1 to 2 inches south of the Bering Strait and from 0.5 to 1 inch north of the Bering Strait. From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday night, southerly winds will gust to 30 to 40 mph. Those in coastal areas should take extra precautions to ensure that belongings are properly secured ahead of these increasing winds and water levels.