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SEA ICE FORECAST FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ALASKA SEA ICE PROGRAM
240 PM AKDT MONDAY JUNE 8 2026
FORECAST VALID…WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2026
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE…HIGH.
SYNOPSIS…A SERIES OF LOWS WILL MOVE COUNTERCLOCKWISE THROUGH THE
ARCTIC OCEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE CURRENT STRONG LOW IN
THE NORTHERN BEAUFORT WILL MOVE OVER OF THE AREA AND INTO THE
CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO ON WEDNESDAY. AN ADDITIONAL LOW IN THE EASTERN
SIBERIAN SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI LATER THIS WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING.
-BEAUFORT SEA-
PKZ505-CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-
PKZ510-EASTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-
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 45 TO 80 NM-
PKZ860-CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND FROM 45 TO 80 NM-
ICE COVERED.
FORECAST FOR THE BEAUFORT SEA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW, WHICH MAY REACH UP TO 30 KTS THROUGH THE WEEK WILL BEGIN TO
TEST SHOREFAST ICE AND POSSIBLY CREATE SOME POLYNYAS.
-CHUKCHI SEA-
PKZ500-WESTERN US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-
PKZ505-CENTRAL US ARCTIC OFFSHORE-
PKZ807-WALES TO CAPE ESPENBERG OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ808-CAPE ESPENBERG TO MOTHERWOOD POINT OUT TO 10 NM-
PKZ809-MOTHERWOOD POINT TO CAPE KRUSENSTERN OUT TO 10 NM-
PKZ810-CAPE KRUSENSTERN TO CAPE THOMPSON OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ811-CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ812-CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ813-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ855-KOTZEBUE SOUND GREATER THAN 10 NM-
PKZ856-WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON GREATER THAN 15 NM-
PKZ857-CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT FROM 15 TO 85 NM-
PKZ858-CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN FROM 15 TO 85 NM-
PKZ859-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT FROM 15 TO 75 NM-
ICE COVERED.
ICE EDGE: THE MAIN ICE EDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR WAINWRIGHT TO 70 89'N
161 66'W TO 70 90'N 167 65'W TO 69 82'N 167 75'W TO 69 10'N 170 70'W
TO 67 64'N 166 91'W TO 65 93'N 167 94'W.
FROM LAND-BASED POINTS IN ALASKA, THE MAIN ICE EDGE EXTENDS FROM 20
NM NORTHWEST OF WAINWRIGHT TO 120 NM WEST OF ICY CAPE TO 60 NM
NORTHWEST OF CAPE LISBURNE TO 75 NM WEST OF POINT HOPE TO 25 NM
SOUTH OF POINT HOPE TO WALES.
FORECAST FOR THE CHUKCHI SEA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...GENERALLY
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE MARGINAL ICE ZONE NORTH
OF THE STRAIT AND WILL LIKELY PUSH ICE INTO THE ICE FREE ZONE OFF OF
THE NORTHWEST COAST.
-BERING SEA-
PKZ763-KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ765-NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
PKZ801-ETOLIN STRAIT TO DALL POINT OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ802-DALL POINT TO KWIKPAK PASS OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ803-KWIKPAK PASS TO CAPE STEPHENS OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ804-CAPE STEPHENS TO MOSES POINT OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ805-MOSES POINT TO SLEDGE ISLAND OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ806-SLEDGE ISLAND TO WALES OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ850-ETOLIN STRAIT TO KWEMELUK PASS FROM 15 TO 90 NM-
PKZ852-NORTON SOUND GREATER THAN 15 NM-
PKZ853-KWEMELUK PASS TO KWIKPAK PASS FROM 15 TO 90 NM-
ICE COVERED.
PKZ760-BRISTOL BAY GREATER THAN 15 NM-
PKZ761-BRISTOL BAY FROM PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE CHICHAGOF OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ762-BRISTOL BAY FROM CAPE CHICHAGOF TO CAPE PIERCE OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ764-KUSKOKWIM DELTA FROM 15 TO 80 NM-
PKZ767-SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
PKZ816-SOUTH SIDE OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ817-NORTH SIDE OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND OUT TO 15 NM-
PKZ851-SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FROM 15 TO 100 NM-
PKZ854-SLEDGE ISLAND TO WALES GREATER THAN 15 NM-
FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...THE MAIN AREA OF
ICE BETWEEN ST MATTHEW AND ST LAWRENCE WILL CONTINUE TO DEGRADE
SLOWLY AND MOVE NORTHEAST.
-COOK INLET-
PKZ730-WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
PKZ740-COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
PZK741-KACHEMAK BAY-
PKZ742-COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
ICE FREE.
FORECAST FOR COOK INLET (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH.
JONES
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