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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 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.

PKZ299-231415-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 993 mb low near the Yukon Delta will move to Point Hope at 996
mb this evening. A 997 mb low in the Gulf of Anadyr will weaken in
place through Saturday afternoon. A 975 mb low will move to the
Pribilof Islands early Sunday morning.

$$

PKZ801-231415-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt. Seas building to
4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
Freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing rain and snow.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ802-231415-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt becoming NE. Seas building to 3 ft.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
Freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing rain and snow.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ803-231415-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ804-231415-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ805-231415-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ806-231415-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming E 5 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 30 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-231415-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ808-231415-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ809-231415-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt becoming W. Freezing fog. Freezing rain.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-231415-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ816-231415-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 25 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ817-231415-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 25 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ850-231415-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming E.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ851-231415-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

$$

PKZ852-231415-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ853-231415-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming E 5 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Freezing rain and snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.TUE...E winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ854-231415-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

$$

PKZ855-231415-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

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

$$

PKZ856-231415-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
202 PM AKDT Fri Mar 22 2024

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

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 30 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.

$$

Mar 24


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