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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
252 PM AKDT TUE MAY 14 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.

PKZ299-151245-
252 PM AKDT TUE MAY 14 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 989 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH BARTER ISLAND WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTH.
A 995 MB LOW NEAR WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM W OF CAPE
LISBURNE AS A 988 MB LOW BY 4 PM WED AND TO NEAR CAPE LISBURNE AS
A 988 MB LOW BY 4AM THU. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH FROM THIS
LOW WILL MOVE TO ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY 4PM WED AND TO THE YUKON
DELTA BY 4AM THU.


$$

PKZ200-151245-
NORTON SOUND-
252 PM AKDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT. FOG.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ210-151245-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
252 PM AKDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. FOG.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. FOG.
.THU...NW WINDS 30 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT.
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.

$$

PKZ215-151245-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
252 PM AKDT TUE MAY 14 2013

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SNOW. FOG.
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. FOG.
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT.

$$

PKZ220-151245-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
252 PM AKDT TUE MAY 14 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...S WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SNOW. FOG.
.THU...NW WINDS 25 KT. BLOWING SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT.
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 KT.

$$

MAY 13