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FZAK80 PAFC 212204  
ICEAFC  
 
SEA ICE FORECAST FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ALASKA SEA ICE PROGRAM  
204 PM AKDT MONDAY 21 JULY 2025  
 
FORECAST VALID...SATURDAY 26 JULY 2025  
 
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE...HIGH  
 
SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE HIGH ARCTIC, BEAUFORT SEA,  
AND BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA  
IS REPLACED BY HIGH PRESSURE BY WEDNESDAY.  
 
-BEAUFORT SEA-  
 
PKZ505-CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-  
PKZ510-EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-  
 
ICE COVERED.  
 
PKZ813-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT OUT TO 15 NM-  
PKZ814-CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND OUT TO 15 NM-  
PKZ815-FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT OUT TO 15 NM-  
PKZ859-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT FROM 15 TO 75 NM-  
PKZ860-CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND FROM 15 TO 80 NM-  
PKZ861-FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT FROM 15 TO 75 NM-  
 
FORECAST FOR THE BEAUFORT SEA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...FORECAST  
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS NEAR THE NORTHERN  
ALASKA COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THEN BECOME  
GENERALLY NORTHEASTERLY FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS OVER  
THE MAIN ICE PACK WILL REMAIN EASTERLY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SHIFT  
NORTHERLY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND THEN SHIFT EASTERLY ON  
SATURDAY. MARGINAL ICE WILL CONTINUE TO MELT AS AREAS OF OPEN WATER  
EXPAND.  
 
-CHUKCHI SEA-  
 
PKZ500-WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-  
PKZ505-CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-  
PKZ813-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT OUT TO 15 NM-  
PKZ859-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT FROM 15 TO 75 NM-  
 
ICE COVERED.  
 
PKZ812-CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN OUT TO 15 NM-  
PKZ857-CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT FROM 15 TO 85 NM-  
PKZ858-CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN FROM 15 TO 85 NM-  
 
THE MAIN ICE EDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR UTQIAGVIK TO 70 58’N 160 37’W TO  
69 56’N 169 21’W TO 71 2’N 173 41’W AND CONTINUES INTO RUSSIAN  
WATERS. THE ICE EDGE IS OPEN WATER.  
 
FROM LAND-BASED POINTS IN ALASKA, THE MAIN ICE EDGE EXTENDS FROM  
NEAR UTQIAGVIK TO 20 NM NORTHWEST OF WAINWRIGHT TO 90 NM NORTHWEST  
OF CAPE LISBURNE TO 195 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE AND CONTINUES  
INTO RUSSIAN WATERS. THE ICE EDGE IS OPEN WATER.  
 
FORECAST FOR THE CHUKCHI SEA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...FORECAST  
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY  
AND THEN BECOME GENERALLY NORTHEASTERLY FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH  
SATURDAY. EXPECT THE ICE EDGE TO CONTINUE TO RETREAT AND FOR THE  
PACK ICE TO CONTINUE BREAKING UP AND MELTING.  
 

 
FENRICH  
 
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