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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
340 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. Mostly high pressure over the Beaufort Sea should
keep conditions fairly calm.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

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

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Heavy freezing spray.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Snow
showers. Heavy freezing spray.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.

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