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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 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.

PKZ299-061615-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 1041 mb high persists just north of the Bering Strait. A warm
front moves north tonight and Thursday to near the Bering Strait
then weakens. Low pressure persists over the Aleutians.

$$

PKZ801-061615-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.
.MON...E winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ802-061615-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ803-061615-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ804-061615-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ805-061615-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ806-061615-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ807-061615-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ808-061615-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ809-061615-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.THU...NW winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ810-061615-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ816-061615-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ817-061615-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ850-061615-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...S winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.
.MON...E winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ851-061615-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 40 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.
.MON...E winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ852-061615-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ853-061615-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...E winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ854-061615-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ855-061615-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ856-061615-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
248 PM AKST Wed Feb 5 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.THU...N winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.

$$

Feb 25