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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 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.

PKZ299-280215-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 998 mb low 250 NM west of Nunivak Island will move make a loop
in the Bering then get absorbed by an incoming 975 mb low in the
Western Aleutians Thursday afternoon. A 1006 mb low in Kotzebue
Sounds will move just west of Point Hope as a 1012 mb low by this
afternoon.

$$

PKZ801-280215-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...S winds 25 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ802-280215-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ803-280215-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ804-280215-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 kt. Seas calm.
.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing
spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ805-280215-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 5 kt becoming SE.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ806-280215-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ807-280215-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NW winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ808-280215-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt.
.SUN...W winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ809-280215-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt.
.THU...E winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...W winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ810-280215-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ816-280215-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ817-280215-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ850-280215-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ851-280215-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ852-280215-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 10 kt becoming SE.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...E winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ853-280215-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...SE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ854-280215-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 45 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ855-280215-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...W winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ856-280215-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
359 AM AKDT Wed Mar 27 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NW winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 35 kt.

$$

Mar 24


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