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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
404 PM AKDT Wed May 15 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 975 mb low 120 NM west of Point Hope will move to
100 NM north of Wrangel Island as a 985 mb low by 4pm Thu, then
slowly weaken in place. A weather front stretching from this low
to Kotzebue south to Bristol Bay will move east to Utqiagvik
south by 4pm Thu, and to Nuiqsut south by 4pm Fri. A low will
move east across the Bering Sea Thu night and Fri and into
Bristol Bay on Sat.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing
snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt decreasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Blowing snow.
.THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Snow.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt.

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