Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS
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FZAK52 PAFG 171000
CWFWCZ
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
Northwestern 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.
PKZ299-180215-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1047 mb high over the Chukchi Sea will move to the Beaufort Sea
through Mon. A strong trough of low pressure will move to the
Brooks Range then lift offshore of the Arctic Coast Mon night and
weaken. A strong front will move from the N bering Sea and Yukon
Delta Mon afternoon and reach Cape Lisburne Tue and Tue night.
$$
PKZ801-180215-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt.
.MON...E winds 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ802-180215-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ803-180215-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt.
.MON...S winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt.
.WED...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt.
$$
PKZ804-180215-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 20 kt becoming E.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.MON...S winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
$$
PKZ805-180215-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 20 kt.
$$
PKZ806-180215-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ807-180215-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ808-180215-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt.
$$
PKZ809-180215-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 20 kt.
$$
PKZ810-180215-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt.
$$
PKZ816-180215-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ817-180215-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ850-180215-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...N winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ851-180215-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ852-180215-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...E winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.MON...S winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 20 kt.
$$
PKZ853-180215-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ854-180215-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt.
$$
PKZ855-180215-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt.
$$
PKZ856-180215-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
200 AM AKDT Sun Mar 17 2024
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.TUE...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.WED...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt.
$$
Mar 24