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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
223 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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.

PKZ299-190130-
223 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL EXPAND NORTHEAST
OVER THE INNER WATERS THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH
OVER THE BERING SEA SUN NIGHT WILL REACH THE BERING STRAIT MON
AFTERNOON.

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PKZ200-190130-
NORTON SOUND-
223 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 1 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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PKZ210-190130-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
223 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT.

$$

PKZ215-190130-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
223 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 KT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT.
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT.

$$

PKZ220-190130-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
223 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 25 KT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT.

$$

JK/CC MAY 13