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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
405 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1002 mb low over the Yukon Delta will move to near
Point Hope as a 1012 mb low by 4pm Thu, then weaken slowly
through Fri.  A strong low in the southwest Bering Sea will move
to the Central Bering Sea on Thu, and to Kuskokwim Bay on Fri
then into the Gulf of Alaska on Sat.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft subsiding.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft subsiding.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.THU...S winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.THU...S winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas calm.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.THU...W winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...W winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

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

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt becoming W. Seas 1 foot.
.THU...SE winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas building to 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...W winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

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