FZAK80 PAFC 180029
ICEAFC

SEA ICE ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
429 PM AKDT MONDAY JUNE 17 2013

FORECAST VALID...SATURDAY JUNE 22 2013 

ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE...MODERATE TO HIGH.

SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKAN WEST
COAST LATE MONDAY... SPREADING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
TUESDAY... DISSIPATING THURSDAY MORNING. A WEAK LOW WILL PASS UP THE
ALASKAN WEST COAST TUESDAY... MOVING OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE
WEDNESDAY... AND DISSIPATING THURSDAY. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
OVER MUCH OF THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEAS THROUGH SATURDAY. 


-ARCTIC OCEAN-
-BEAUFORT SEA-
-CHUKCHI SEA-
PKZ245-FLAXMAN ISLAND TO DEMARCATION POINT-
PKZ240-CAPE HALKETT TO FLAXMAN ISLAND-
PKZ235-POINT FRANKLIN TO CAPE HALKETT-
PKZ230-CAPE BEAUFORT TO POINT FRANKLIN-
PKZ225-CAPE THOMPSON TO CAPE BEAUFORT-
PKZ220-WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
PKZ215-KOTZEBUE SOUND-

ICE COVERED. 

-BERING SEA-
PKZ210-DALL POINT TO WALES-
PKZ200-NORTON SOUND-
PKZ185-ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
PKZ180-SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT-

THE ICE EDGE LIES FROM 22 NM SOUTH OF HOOPER BAY TO 62.4N 168.2W TO
62.4N 170.6W TO 63.2N 172.5W TO 63.5N 175.1W TO 63.8N 175.2W TO 64.0N
172.6W TO 64.9N 176.3W AND CONTINUES TO THE WEST ALONG THE COAST OF
EASTERN SIBERIA. THE ICE EDGE IS OPEN WATER. 

FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY...SEASONAL ICE MELT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS
TURNING NORTHWESTERLY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL SPREAD OUT THE REMAINING ICE INTO SEASONALLY WARMER SURFACE
WATERS AIDING IN THE MELTING PROCESS. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SHIFTING THE REMAINING ICE TO THE NORTH
ONCE AGAIN. THE NET ICE MOVEMENT WILL BE TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 NM BY
SATURDAY. 

BLEGATT 2013 

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