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Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 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.

PKZ298-041430-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1022 mb low 300 NM northeast of Demarcation Point will weaken
by Saturday morning. A weather front that extends from the low
near Point Lay will move to the southern Chukchi Sea and to Inuvik
to Norton Sound by 4pm Saturday. A strong low in the Southern
Bering Sea will move to the Alaska Peninsula Saturday night.

$$

PKZ811-041430-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt.
.WED...S winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ812-041430-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED...S winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ813-041430-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ814-041430-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ815-041430-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ857-041430-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt.
.WED...W winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ858-041430-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ859-041430-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ860-041430-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ861-041430-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-
131 PM AKDT Fri May 3 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.

$$

May 24