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Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 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.

PKZ298-130230-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 979 mb low 100 NM northeast of Utqiagvik will move to 300 NM
north Barter Island as a 982 mb low by 4pm Fri and then continue
north. A weather front extending south from this low will move to
Barter Island by 4pm Fri and then east Fri night. A 1006 mb low
will develop in the Chukchi Sea by 4am Sat and then move east
across the North Slope of Alaska Sat and Sun.

$$

PKZ811-130230-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...S winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 5 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ812-130230-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ813-130230-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ814-130230-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt.

$$

PKZ815-130230-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming W 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt.

$$

PKZ857-130230-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 5 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ858-130230-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt.
.MON...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ859-130230-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ860-130230-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

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

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 5 kt.

$$

PKZ861-130230-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-
634 AM AKDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...E winds 5 kt.

$$

Apr 24