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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 993 mb low near the Yukon Delta will move to Point
Hope at 996 mb this evening. A 997 mb low in the Gulf of Anadyr
will weaken in place through Saturday afternoon. A 975 mb low
will move to the Pribilof Islands early Sunday morning.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt. Seas building to 4
ft.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
Freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing
spray.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt becoming NE. Seas building to 3 ft.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
Freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt becoming NE.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming E 5 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming W. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming W. Freezing fog. Freezing rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming W. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...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.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming E.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming N.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...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.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming E 5 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt becoming E.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming W. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.

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