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Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1259 PM AKDT Thu Oct 31 2024

Offshore Waters Forecast for the US Arctic Waters

Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of
the combined wind wave and swell height. Individual waves may be
twice as high.

PKZ599-011215-
1259 PM AKDT Thu Oct 31 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC WATERS...
A 1036 mb area of high pressure persists at 180 W, 78 N. The high
strengthens but moves NW, away from the area this weekend.
East-Northeast winds persist this weekend then the high moves back
to around 80 N, north of Utqiagvik on Tuesday at around 1030 mb
with the potential for increasing NE winds.

$$

PKZ500-011215-
Western US Arctic Offshore-
1259 PM AKDT Thu Oct 31 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt with gusts to around 50 kt. Seas 12 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...E winds 30 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Seas
10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Seas 11 ft.
Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt with gusts to around 45 kt. Seas
12 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ505-011215-
Central US Arctic Offshore-
1259 PM AKDT Thu Oct 31 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ510-011215-
Eastern US Arctic Offshore-
1259 PM AKDT Thu Oct 31 2024

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt with gusts to around 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

Oct 24