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SEA ICE FORECAST FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ALASKA SEA ICE PROGRAM
215 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY JUNE 10 2026
FORECAST VALID…MONDAY 15 JUNE 2026
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE…HIGH.
SYNOPSIS…A LOW NEAR WRANGELL ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO THE HIGH ARCTIC
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OUT OF THE BEAUFORT SEA.
-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. OTHERWISE THE
ICE WILL REMAIN INTACT.
-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 81'N
164 35'W TO 70 89'N 166 84'W TO 68 39'N 169 66'W TO CAPE LISBURNE.
FROM WALES TO 66 86'N 168 76'W TO 66 94'N 170 44'W AND INTO THE
RUSSIAN COAST.
FROM LAND-BASED POINTS IN ALASKA, THE MAIN ICE EDGE EXTENDS FROM
NEAR WAINWRIGHT TO 100 NM W OF WAINWRIGHT 65 NM W OF POINT LAY TO 80
NM W OF CAPE LISBURNE TO 20 NM W OF POINT HOPE TO 20 NM S OF POINT
HOPE TO CAPE KRUSENSTERN. ADDITIONAL ICE EXISTS FROM WALES TO 50 NM
N OF DIOMEDE TO 60 NM NE OF DIOMEDE AND INTO THE RUSSIAN COAST.
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-
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-
MOSTLY ICE FREE. AREA OF BRASHY ICE BETWEEN NEAR ST. MATTHEW AND ST
LAWRENCE.
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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