WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.
Synopsis...BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE E OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH
A 1025 MB HIGH OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND A 1020 MB HIGH OVER
THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN
ALASKA COAST ON TUE WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE
CHUKCHI SEA AND A 1004 MB LOW MOVING TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED
MORNING.
This Afternoon: WSW wind 19 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 34 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 3pm. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Tonight: SW wind 12 to 21 kt becoming S after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. A chance of rain after midnight. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft.
Saturday: SE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. A chance of rain. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft.
Saturday Night: Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ENE 7 to 12 kt in the evening. Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sunday: NE wind 10 to 13 kt becoming E in the morning. Rain likely. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Sunday Night: N wind 13 to 15 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Rain likely. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Monday: NNW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 9am. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Monday Night: NW wind around 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. A chance of rain. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Tuesday: WNW wind 15 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. A chance of rain. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
*Notices: (1) This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
(2) The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly. |
 PAOM Nome Airport
Lat: 64.5°N Lon: 165.44°W Elev: 13.123
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