Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
866 FZAK52 PAFG 071247 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 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. PKZ801-080300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-080300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-080300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-080300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ805-080300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-080300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-080300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ808-080300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-080300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ810-080300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ816-080300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt becoming W. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ817-080300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ850-080300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-080300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain with snow. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ852-080300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-080300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-080300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-080300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ856-080300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Nov 25