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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
336 AM AKDT Tue May 14 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 will be in the Gulf of Anadyr by this
evening with strong southerly gales persisting into Wednesday
afternoon. This low heads into the Chukchi Sea Wednesday evening
as a 982 mb low. Near gale force wind from the south-southwest
continues through Wednesday night in the Chukchi Sea. Wind will
quickly diminish on Thursday as the low moves out of the area.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to
7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

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

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7
ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.WED...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...S winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft. Snow and
rain. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt becoming SE. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft building to
7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

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

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt becoming SE. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

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