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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 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.

PKZ299-201430-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
Low pressure near Wrangel Island will continue to track to
the northeast over the Arctic through tonight. High pressure will
build over the north slope through Saturday. A weak low will move
into Bristol Bay by Saturday.

$$

PKZ801-201430-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.TUE...E winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ802-201430-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ803-201430-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...SE winds 5 kt.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-201430-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-201430-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-201430-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-201430-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-201430-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-201430-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-201430-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

$$

PKZ816-201430-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ817-201430-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt. Snow and freezing
rain.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ850-201430-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ851-201430-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Freezing rain.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ852-201430-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-201430-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing rain.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...E winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ854-201430-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ855-201430-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-201430-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
146 PM AKDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.

$$

Apr 24
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