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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 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.

PKZ299-040230-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A weather front over Norton Sound will persist into Sat. A second
weather front over the North Slope of Alaska will move to Inuvik
to the southern Chukchi Sea by 4am Sat, then merge with the first
front over Norton Sound by 4pm Sat, then move south to the Yukon
Delta by 4am Sun. A strong low in the Southern Bering Sea will
move to the southeast Bering Sea tonight and over the Alaska
Peninsula Sat night.

$$

PKZ801-040230-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ802-040230-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ803-040230-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Rain and snow.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ804-040230-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-040230-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ806-040230-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ807-040230-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...NW winds 25 kt.
.TUE...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-040230-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-040230-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-040230-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...N winds 25 kt.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ816-040230-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ817-040230-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ850-040230-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow and rain.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ851-040230-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ852-040230-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ853-040230-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ854-040230-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...N winds 25 kt.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-040230-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-040230-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
551 AM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...N winds 25 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

May 24