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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 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.

PKZ299-131415-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
High pressure remains over the Bering Sea through Monday night.
A 980 mb low will be in the Gulf of Anadyr by Tuesday evening with
strong southerly gales persisting into Wednesday. This low heads
into the Chukchi Sea Wednesday evening as a 988 mb low.

$$

PKZ801-131415-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ802-131415-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ803-131415-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt.
.WED...S winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ804-131415-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ805-131415-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ806-131415-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
Freezing spray.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ807-131415-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-131415-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...S winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-131415-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED...S winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-131415-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...SE winds 35 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-131415-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ817-131415-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ850-131415-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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PKZ851-131415-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ852-131415-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ853-131415-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt.
.WED...S winds 35 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-131415-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt becoming W.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...S winds 35 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-131415-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.WED...SE winds 30 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-131415-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
204 PM AKDT Sun May 12 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.WED...SE winds 35 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

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May 24