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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
619 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

...Please refer to the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastline
forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A 996 mb low in the Bering Strait will move to 60 NM
north of Utqiagvik as a 1006 mb low by 4pm Tue, and then move
northeast. A weather front that lies from this low south to the
Yukon Delta will remain along the West Coast of Alaska into Thu.
A 1002 mb low near Provideniya will move to near Gambell as a
1013 mb low by 4am Wed, and then remain stationary.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Rain.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...E winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Freezing fog and
blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Fog, snow.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt becoming N.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt becoming N.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt becoming NE.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt becoming SW 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt becoming NW. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

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