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FZAK61 PAFG 232155 OFFN15 Navtex Marine Forecast National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 155 PM AKDT Thu Jun 23 2022 ...Please refer to the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastline forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...A strong low will persist in the Siberian Arctic as low pressure pushes E across the Arctic to a 1022 mb low 100 nm N of Prudhoe Bay. A 1001 mb low will develop near Wrangel Island and move N along the Dateline Fri swinging a weather front N across the Western Arctic. The low N of Prudhoe Bay will dissipate as high pressure builds over MacKenzie Bay Fri night with high pressure pushing W across the offshore waters Sat. Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort- .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin- .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Point Franklin to Cape Halkett- .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island- .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt becoming SE. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point- .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. $$