Weather approaching the Bering Straits - Small Craft Advisory - I RECOMMEND WAITING UNTIL SATURDAY JUNE 24, 2013 FOR NEW WX AND ICE INFORMATION

Wales to Cape Thompson (PKZ220)
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON......

Synopsis...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE EAST TO THE SOUTH CHUKCHI SEA AND BERING STRAIT THURSDAY. 

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Today: N winds 20 kt...except 25 kt through the bering strait. Seas 4 ft. Fog.

Tonight: N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.

Wed: W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.

Wed Night: SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.

Thu: SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

Thu Night: S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

Fri: S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. 

Sat: SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. 

Ice forecast - not favorable for starting a ROWBOAT voyage from Wales... I'd recommend waiting until Saturday 29th June 2013 for the new weather and ice forecasts.

FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY...SOUTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE LOW WILL MOVE
THE ICE EDGE TO THE NORTH 20 TO 35 NM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ICE
WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE COASTS WITH LEADS OPENING FROM BARROW TO
FLAXMAN ISLAND.

THIS IS A POSITIVE SIGN THAT THE ARCTIC COAST IS BEGINNING TO OPEN... STAND-BYE!

THE BIG PICTURE - 500MB ANALYSIS

FINAL THOUGHT - ATTEMPTING TO ROW IN THIS ICE IS NO FUN. ENJOY A COLD BEVERAGE!