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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 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.

PKZ299-261430-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A Bering Sea low is over the Western Aleutians on this afternoon
at about 978 mb. This low moves into the South-Central Bering
around the Pribilof Islands as a 975 mb low by Wednesday
afternoon. The low will move to 50 NM SW of St. Matthew Island by
Thursday afternoon and weaken in place.

$$

PKZ801-261430-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ802-261430-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building
to 6 ft. Fog.
.WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ803-261430-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ804-261430-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ805-261430-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt becoming E 20 kt. Seas building to
4 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ806-261430-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ807-261430-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ808-261430-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ809-261430-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Fog.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ810-261430-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming SE. Fog.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.FRI...SW winds 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ816-261430-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ817-261430-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ850-261430-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 35 kt diminishing to 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ851-261430-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the evening. Seas
6 ft building to 8 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ852-261430-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ853-261430-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt becoming E 20 kt. Seas building to 4
ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ854-261430-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY ...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ855-261430-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ856-261430-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
216 PM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

Jun 24