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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 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.

PKZ299-081415-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
An weather front stretching from Circle to Ambler to King Salmon
will move to Old Crow to Kotzebue to King Salmon by 4pm Wed then
weaken after that. A low pressure trough just north of the Eastern
Arctic Coast of Alaska will persist into Wed. Low pressure over
the Interior of Alaska will move to near Kotzebue as a 1010 mb
low by 4am The then persist into Thu.

$$

PKZ801-081415-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas calm.
.FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ802-081415-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ803-081415-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ804-081415-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ805-081415-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ806-081415-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ807-081415-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ808-081415-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ809-081415-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.WED...W winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.THU...W winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-081415-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ816-081415-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ817-081415-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...NW winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ850-081415-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ851-081415-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing
spray.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ852-081415-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ853-081415-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-081415-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ855-081415-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.WED...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-081415-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
411 PM AKDT Tue May 7 2024

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

May 24