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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
223 PM AKST Wed Dec 4 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A 1021 mb high over the Northwest Territories will
move east on Wednesday. High pressure persists through the week
and into the weekend in the Arctic Ocean while a 975 mb low
pressure moves to 50 nm southeast of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...N winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Snow.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Snow.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Snow.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt. Snow.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Snow.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Snow.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Snow.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Snow.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Snow.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1
NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby
1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Snow.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Snow.
.FRI...NE winds 5 kt. Snow.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

$$