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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
343 AM 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...Strong southerly gales persisting in the Bering
Strait through this evening, then weakening. This low heads into
the Chukchi Sea this evening as a 982 mb low. Near gale force
wind from the south-southwest continues through tonight in the
Chukchi Sea. Wind will quickly diminish on Thursday as the low
moves out of the area. Another front will approach Saint Lawrence
Island on Friday.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.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...SW winds 20 kt.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Freezing spray.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Rain and snow.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt decreasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 35 kt.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.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...S winds 20 kt.

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