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: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday: Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night: NNE wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday: NNW wind 9 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 19 kt. Partly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday Night: NNW wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 21 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 ft or less.
Saturday: NNW wind 14 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
*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. |
 PAVL Kivalina Airport
Lat: 67.73°N Lon: 164.55°W Elev: 9.843
Not a Current Observation
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