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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
339 AM AKST Sun Dec 10 2023

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1030mb high pressure building over the Chukotka
Peninsula into Monday morning as the low in the Gulf of Alaska
deepens to near 978mb, will strengthen the pressure gradient over
the Chukchi and northern Bering Sea causing northerly winds to
increase again.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1
NM or less.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Snow
showers. Heavy freezing spray.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy
freezing spray.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy
freezing spray.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog and blowing
snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.

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