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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
401 PM AKDT Wed May 15 2024

...Please refer to the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastline
forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A 975 mb low 120 NM west of Point Hope will move to
100 NM north of Wrangel Island as a 985 mb low by 4pm Thu, then
slowly weaken in place. A weather front stretching from this low
to Kotzebue south to Bristol Bay will move east to Utqiagvik
south by 4pm Thu, and to Nuiqsut south by 4pm Fri.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Fog, snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU...S winds 35 kt. Fog, snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.THU...S winds 15 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Fog.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 15 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

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