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FZAK52 PAFG 052145  
CWFWCZ  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
145 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008  
 
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.  
 
PKZ299-061445-  
145 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST
 
 
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT SEA TO THE  
CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN. LOW PRESSURE OVER  
INTERIOR ALASKA WILL PERSIST INTO SUN AND THEN DRIFT EAST.  
 

 
 
PKZ200-061445-  
NORTON SOUND-  
145 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008  
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.    
SUN
 
N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.   
MON
 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED
 
SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ210-061445-  
DALL POINT TO WALES-  
145 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG.   
SUN
 
N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG.   
SUN NIGHT
 
NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.   
MON
 
SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.   
MON NIGHT
 
SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
TUE
 
S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ215-061445-  
KOTZEBUE SOUND-  
145 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008  
   
TONIGHT
 
NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SUN
 
NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
MON
 
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
TUE
 
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
 

 
 
PKZ220-061445-  
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-  
145 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2008  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
   
TONIGHT
 
N WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.   
SUN
 
N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.   
SUN NIGHT
 
N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.   
MON
 
S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT. FOG.   
MON NIGHT
 
S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.    
TUE
 
W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT
 
S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.    
WED
 
S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.    
THU
 
S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
 

 
 
JUL 08  
 
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