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SEA ICE FORECAST FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - ALASKA SEA ICE PROGRAM
230 PM AKDT FRIDAY JUNE 12 2026
FORECAST VALID…WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE 2026
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE…HIGH.
SYNOPSIS…A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI INTO
THE HIGH ARCTIC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD AND REMAIN OVER THE
BEAUFORT.
-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)...WEAK
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO PERSISTENT EASTERLIES.
SHOREFAST ICE WILL CONTINUE TO BE TESTED WITH SOME POLYNYAS
DEVELOPING.
-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 66 04'N 167 63'W TO 66 96'N
166 41'W TO 67 50'N 167 96'W TO 67 08'N 169 72'W AND INTO THE
RUSSIAN COAST. A LARGE POLYNYA ALSO EXISTS ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST
FROM CAPE LISBURNE TO WAINWRIGHT, EXTENDING 50 TO 100 NM FROM THE
COAST.
FROM LAND-BASED POINTS IN ALASKA, THE MAIN ICE EDGE EXTENDS FROM 25
NM N OF WALES TO 20 NM W OF SHISHMAREF TO 50 NM SW OF KIVALINA TO 50
NM S OF POINT HOPE TO 90 NM SW OF POINT HOPE TO 70 NM NW OF DIOMEDE
AND INTO THE RUSSIAN COAST. A LARGE POLYNYA ALSO EXISTS ALONG THE
NORTHWEST COAST FROM CAPE LISBURNE TO WAINWRIGHT, EXTENDING 50 TO
100 NM FROM THE COAST.
FORECAST FOR THE CHUKCHI SEA (DAYS 1 THROUGH 5)...LOCAL TIDES AND
CURRENTS WILL DRIVE A LOT OF THE ICE MOVEMENT AS THE AREA HAS WEAK
WINDS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
-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 AND EAST OF ST. MATTHEW
TO 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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