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Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
447 AM AKDT Sat Oct 19 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...A trough extending to a 994 mb low SW of Wrangel
Island will move towards Point Barrow by Sunday afternoon. This
will bring strong winds to much of the western Arctic. A strong
956 mb low over the Chukotsk Peninsula will move to Wrangel
Island at 960 mb Monday morning as the powerful front shifts into
the Beaufort Sea.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers. Freezing spray.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

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

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. Freezing
spray.
.SUN...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt becoming E. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain
showers. Freezing spray.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.

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