The storm is the remnants of what was Typhoon Merbok, a rare late-summer storm now is expected to bring rain this weekend to drought-stricken parts of California.
Hurricane-force winds were forecast in parts of the Bering Sea, while in the small communities of Elim and Koyuk, around 90 miles from the hub community of Nome, water levels could be up to 18 feet above the normal high tide line, according to the National Weather Service. Flood warnings were in effect until Monday in parts of northwest Alaska.
"The ocean is getting worse out there," said Boardway, 71, as he checked out the center's webcam, which from its high perch has a good view of the swells.Typhoon Merbok formed farther east in the Pacific Ocean than where such storms typically appear. Water temperatures are unusually warm this year so the storm"was able to spin up," Thoman said.
The storm will slow but not end California's fire season because fuels are critically dry and a period of warmer, drier weather will follow, said Courtney Carpenter, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
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