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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 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.

PKZ299-160230-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1000 mb low 100 NM west of Point Hope will move to 300 NM north
of Barter Island by 4am Tue then continue moving northeast.
A strong low in the southeast Bearing Sea will move to near the
Bering Strait as a 992 mb low by 4am Tue, then to 150 NM north of
Utqiagvik as a 1004 mb low by 4pm Tue, then continue moving
northeast.


$$

PKZ801-160230-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt becoming S 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ802-160230-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ803-160230-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Rain and snow.
.WED...NE winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ804-160230-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-160230-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-160230-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SE winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow.
.WED...N winds 20 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ807-160230-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ808-160230-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-160230-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-160230-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.THU...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-160230-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ817-160230-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

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

$$

PKZ850-160230-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt increasing to 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ851-160230-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NW winds 25 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ852-160230-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Rain and snow.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-160230-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-160230-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-160230-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.WED...E winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-160230-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
532 AM AKDT Mon Apr 15 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.WED...N winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.

$$

Apr 24