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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
227 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013

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.

PKZ299-241330-
227 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL RECEDE
EASTWARD INTO THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO FRIDAY. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARCTIC
COAST. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 MILES WEST OF WRANGEL
ISLAND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVE NORTHWARD DURING THE
DAY FRIDAY.


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PKZ200-241330-
NORTON SOUND-
227 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 15 KT EAST OF CAPE
DARBY. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT.  

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PKZ210-241330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
227 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FOG.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS CALM. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS CALM.  

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PKZ215-241330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
227 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 5 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT.  

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PKZ220-241330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
227 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. FOG.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT.  

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DJH/RF MAY 13