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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
332 PM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A low near Kuskokwim Bay on Fri then into the Gulf of
Alaska on Sat. A low well north of the Arctic Coast of Alaska
will move to 100 NM southwest of Nuiqsut as a 1018 mb low by 4pm
Sat, and to 100 NM east of Kotzebue as a 1010 mb low by 3pm Sun.
A cold front associated with this low will develop near Point
Hope by 4pm Sat, and move south to the Yukon Delta by 4pm Sun.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Fog and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Fog and freezing
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1
NM or less. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.

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