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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 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.

PKZ299-020230-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A weather front that stretches from the Yukon Delta east will move
to Gambell to Koyuk east by 4am Wed, and to the Bering Strait east
by 4am Fri. A low in the southeast Bering Sea will move east
tonight. A strong low south of Kamchatka will move over the
Western Aleutians Thu and to the southeast Bering Sea on Fri.

$$

PKZ801-020230-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ802-020230-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ803-020230-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ804-020230-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-020230-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ806-020230-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ807-020230-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ808-020230-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-020230-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-020230-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ816-020230-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ817-020230-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ850-020230-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ851-020230-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ852-020230-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-020230-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ854-020230-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ855-020230-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-020230-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
520 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.

$$

May 24