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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 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.

PKZ299-240230-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A weather front stretching from Utqiagvik to the Bering Strait
will move to Barter Island to the Yukon Delta by 4pm Sat and to
Inuvik to the Yukon Delta by 4am Sun. A strong low south of Cold
Bay will move to the southeast Bering Sea by 4pm Sat and then
persist there into Sun.

$$

PKZ801-240230-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ802-240230-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and freezing rain.
Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ803-240230-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-240230-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-240230-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-240230-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...N winds 25 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-240230-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...N winds 25 kt.
.WED...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-240230-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming NE.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt.
.WED...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-240230-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming N.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-240230-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-240230-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt becoming N 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...N winds 25 kt.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ817-240230-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt increasing to 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...N winds 30 kt.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ850-240230-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ851-240230-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ852-240230-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-240230-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-240230-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt becoming N 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...N winds 30 kt.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-240230-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming N.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-240230-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
624 AM AKDT Sat Mar 23 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...N winds 25 kt.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

Mar 24


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