


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
441 FZAK52 PAFG 071146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 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. PKZ801-080200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-080200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-080200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ804-080200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-080200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ806-080200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ807-080200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ808-080200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ809-080200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ810-080200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ816-080200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ817-080200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ850-080200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ851-080200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .WED...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ852-080200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ853-080200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-080200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ855-080200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ856-080200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ Oct 25