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Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one-
third of the combined wind-wave and swell height.

PKZ298-251415-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A low south of Inuvik will move to near Inuvik as a 1004 mb low by
4pm Sat and to 100 NM north of Inuvik as a 1018 mb low by 4pm Sun.
A low well north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska will move to 100 NM
southwest of Nuiqsut as a 1018 mb low by 4pm Sat, and to 100 NM
east of Kotzebue as a 1010 mb low by 3pm Sun.

$$

PKZ811-251415-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ812-251415-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Freezing fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ813-251415-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt.
.WED...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ814-251415-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ815-251415-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ857-251415-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ858-251415-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Freezing fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ859-251415-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ860-251415-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt.
.WED...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ861-251415-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-
328 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

May 24