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Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 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.

PKZ298-281500-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST...
A 1034 mb high in the Arctic, 315 NM northeast of Point Barrow
will strengthen and move east to the Canadian Archipelago as a
1044 mb high Thursday Afternoon. A second, 1026 mb high will move
into the Arctic north of Wrangell Island Thursday afternoon.

$$

PKZ811-281500-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.
.MON...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ812-281500-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...W winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ813-281500-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ814-281500-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...SW winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ815-281500-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ857-281500-
Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.THU...W winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.
.MON...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ858-281500-
Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ859-281500-
Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ860-281500-
Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ861-281500-
Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-
225 PM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...W winds 30 kt.

$$

Mar 24


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