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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
412 AM AKDT Sat May 25 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-

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

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

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

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

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

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.

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