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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 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.

PKZ299-070245-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1001 mb low just west of Pt Hope weakens today. A 1035 mb high
in the Central NPAC will remain in place through the weekend. S to
SW winds continue from the Bering Sea through the Bering Strait
through the weekend.

$$

PKZ801-070245-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ802-070245-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ803-070245-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot.
.MON...N winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ804-070245-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ805-070245-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ806-070245-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt becoming NW. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft.
Fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ807-070245-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ808-070245-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ809-070245-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog, rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ810-070245-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming N 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ816-070245-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ817-070245-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding
to 3 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ850-070245-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ851-070245-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ852-070245-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ853-070245-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ854-070245-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ855-070245-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ856-070245-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
249 AM AKDT Sat Jul 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Jul 24