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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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.

PKZ299-130230-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 982 mb low near Kotzebue will move inland this afternoon.
A weather front stretching south from this low will move inland
this afternoon. A 1006 mb low will develop in the Chukchi Sea by
4am Sat and then move east across the North Slope of Alaska Sat
and Sun.

$$

$$

PKZ801-130230-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ802-130230-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ803-130230-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ804-130230-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-130230-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-130230-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-130230-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-130230-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ809-130230-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.MON...SE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-130230-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ816-130230-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ817-130230-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ850-130230-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ851-130230-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...SE winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ852-130230-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ853-130230-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-130230-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-130230-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-130230-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
637 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 35 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

Apr 24
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