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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
202 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

NORTHWESTERN 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.

PKZ299-250215-
202 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 988 MB LOW BETWEEN SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE NORTON SOUND
WILL MOVE 100 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. A 975 MB LOW NEAR
SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY DEEPEN AND MOVE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AS 968 MB LOW. 

$$

PKZ200-250215-
NORTON SOUND-
202 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER NOON.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT.
.SAT...W WINDS 20 KT.

$$

PKZ210-250215-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
202 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER NOON SOUTH OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT OFF THE YUKON DELTA
COAST. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH AND WEST OF
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ215-250215-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
202 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 KT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT.

$$

PKZ220-250215-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
202 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 35 KT...STRONGEST OFFSHORE AND NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT...HIGHEST WELL OFFSHORE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT...HIGHEST
WELL OFFSHORE. 
.WED...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT
SUBSIDING. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

JK/CB NOV 09