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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
128 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...High pressure persists over inland with a 1044 mb
high building over the Arctic Plains. A 992 mb low moves into the
Western Bering Friday afternoon.

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt becoming E. Seas building to 2 ft.
Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming E. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing fog.
Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers.

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing
spray.

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt increasing to 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Snow showers.

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog and freezing
fog.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 5
ft. Freezing fog and fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming E. Seas building to 3 ft.
Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt. Seas building to 4
ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 5 kt increasing to 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing
spray.

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