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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
144 PM AKDT Mon May 13 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure remains over the Bering Sea through
tonight. A 975 mb low will be in the Gulf of Anadyr by Tuesday
evening with strong southerly gales persisting into Wednesday
afternoon. This low heads into the Chukchi Sea Wednesday evening
as a 982 mb low.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, snow.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt.
.WED...S winds 30 kt.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.
Freezing spray.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt becoming S.
.TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Freezing
spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow and fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt becoming S 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Freezing spray.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt becoming S 35 kt. Seas building to 5
ft.
.TUE...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow and freezing fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.WED...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt becoming S 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.

$$