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Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 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.

PKZ298-211515-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1010 mb low in the Eastern Beaufort Sea will move slowly east
and weaken. A low in the southern Bering Sea will move to the
Kuskokwim Delta by Wed night and then move inland and weaken. A
weather front stretching from this low to the YK Delta will move
north to the Bering Strait by 4pm Tue, and to Point Hope by 3pm
Wed.

$$

PKZ811-211515-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog and
freezing fog.
.TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ812-211515-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PKZ813-211515-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Haze and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ814-211515-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Haze and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ815-211515-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Haze.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ857-211515-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ858-211515-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ859-211515-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Haze and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ860-211515-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Haze and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ861-211515-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-
435 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Haze and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.

$$

May 24