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Coastal Waters Forecast
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291 FZAK52 PAFG 051036 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 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. PKZ299-060215- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1003 mb low 175 NM NW of Pt Hope moves to Pt Hope Sat morning at 1001 mb and weakens. A 1037 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. Near gale-force wind gusts are possible for the entire area. $$ PKZ801-060215- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-060215- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-060215- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-060215- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ805-060215- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-060215- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-060215- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ808-060215- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...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 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ809-060215- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ810-060215- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ816-060215- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-060215- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-060215- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ851-060215- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ852-060215- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ853-060215- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ854-060215- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-060215- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ856-060215- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 236 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ Jul 24