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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 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.

PKZ299-010230-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1018 mb low near Kotzebue will move to near Koyuk by 4pm Tue
then weaken. A weather front stretching from the low to St Matthew
Island will move to Koyuk to St Matthew Is by 4pm Tue, then remain
stationary through Wed, before moving north over the Seward
Peninsula on Thu. A strong low west of Shemya will move to the
southeast Bering Sea by Wed then weaken. A second strong low will
move over the Western Aleutians on Thu and to the Southeast
Bering Sea on Fri.

$$

PKZ801-010230-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ802-010230-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ803-010230-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ804-010230-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-010230-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

$$

PKZ806-010230-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ807-010230-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ808-010230-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming N. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-010230-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-010230-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ816-010230-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing fog.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ817-010230-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ850-010230-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ851-010230-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ852-010230-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-010230-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-010230-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.WED...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ855-010230-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-010230-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
531 AM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024

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

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog.
.WED...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.

$$

Apr 24