Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
730 FZAK51 PAFG 122255 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ298-131515- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR ARCTIC COAST... Ridging at about 80N 178E builds to 1032 mb tonight before it begins to shift northwest Wednesday into Thursday. Troughing develops over the Beaufort Sea Wednesday night into Thursday between a 1008 mb low near Prince Patrick Island and a 976 mb low near Nunivak Island. $$ PKZ811-131515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ812-131515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ813-131515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ814-131515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ815-131515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Freezing fog. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ857-131515- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ858-131515- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ859-131515- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ860-131515- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ861-131515- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 155 PM AKST Tue Nov 12 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ JL Nov 24