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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
331 PM AKDT Tue May 21 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.

PKZ817-221430-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
331 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Snow.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
331 PM AKDT Tue May 21 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.

PKZ851-221430-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
331 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
331 PM AKDT Tue May 21 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.

PKZ854-221430-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
331 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Snow.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
328 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

Arctic 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.

PKZ812-221415-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
328 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

Arctic 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.

PKZ811-221415-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-
328 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Fog and freezing
fog.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
323 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The
Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ767-221145-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
323 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NW 25 kt W
of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
Issued by National Weather Service Juneau AK
302 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet.

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest
one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height.

PKZ724-221130-
Northwest Prince William Sound-
302 PM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

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