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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 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.

PKZ299-240215-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
High pressure will continue along the West Coast through Tuesday
with winds subsiding. A front will approach the west coast on
Tue afternoon into Wednesday.

$$

PKZ801-240215-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ802-240215-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Rain.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ803-240215-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

$$

PKZ804-240215-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-240215-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.WED...E winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-240215-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ807-240215-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ808-240215-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ809-240215-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-240215-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-240215-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ817-240215-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ850-240215-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ851-240215-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ852-240215-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.WED...E winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-240215-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ854-240215-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...E winds 25 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-240215-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-240215-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
207 AM AKDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

Apr 24