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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
353 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A low pressure trough along the West Coast of Alaska
will persist into Sat. A 1009 mb low near Utqiagvik will move
near Kotzebue as 1008 mb low by 4pm Sat. A strong low over the
Central Aleutians will move to the Alaska Peninsula by Fri PM and
into the Gulf of Alaska on Sat PM.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt becoming NE. Seas building to 2 ft.
Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas calm. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less. Freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...S winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas calm. Freezing fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing
spray.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

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