


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
519 FZAK52 PAFG 042349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 Northwestern 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. PKZ801-051400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-051400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-051400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-051400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Rain. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-051400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-051400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-051400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ808-051400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ809-051400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ810-051400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ816-051400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ817-051400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ850-051400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ851-051400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ852-051400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ853-051400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...S winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-051400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-051400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ856-051400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ Oct 25