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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
246 PM AKDT Tue Mar 12 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure over the Chukchi and Bering Seas will
persist into Thu. A 1015 mb low 150 NM northeast of Demarcation
Point will move to 300 NM northeast of Demarcation Point as a
1016 mb low by 4pm Wed then weaken. A 1010 mb low developing 150
NM south of Tuktoyaktuk by 4pm Wed will move east Wed night and
Thu.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt becoming NW. Freezing fog.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 10 kt.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.WED...W winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 5 kt.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

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