


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
864 FZAK51 PAFG 081145 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 Arctic Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM 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. PKZ811-090200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ812-090200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ813-090200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ814-090200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ815-090200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ857-090200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ858-090200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ859-090200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ860-090200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ861-090200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Oct 25