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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
121 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025

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

.SYNOPSIS...Broad low pressure persists with westerly winds
continuing through Friday morning in the Eastern Beaufort Sea.
High pressure builds over the Chukchi Sea through Thursday and
slowly weakens until a front moves across the Chukchi Sea on
Saturday.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
.SAT...S winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog.

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