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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
205 PM AKDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...Please refer to the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastline
forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A 977 mb low 24 NM SW of Kivalina moves to between
Kivalina and Kotzebue Friday morning at 984 mb. A 1003 mb low 100
miles S of Wrangel Island Friday afternoon moves to be 50 NM W of
Kivalina Saturday morning and over Kotzebue late Saturday morning
at 1009 mb.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt becoming NW. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming NW. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming W. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming NW 35 kt. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt becoming W. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming NW. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt becoming NW 35 kt. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

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