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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
243 PM AKDT Tue May 14 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Southerly winds will blow through the Bering Strait
with gale force likely in the Chukchi Sea through Wednesday
night. Winds weaken thursday morning as a 983mb low moves to
about 200 NM north of Wrangel Island. This low will weaken while
remaining nearly stationary.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog and fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 15 kt. Freezing fog and fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog and fog.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1
NM or less.
.WED...SE winds 30 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow and fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Freezing fog.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

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

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.

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