Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
203 FZAK52 PAFG 232326 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 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. PKZ299-241515- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... High pressure persists over the Arctic waters. A 1042 mb high near Arctic Village weakens as it tracks east through the weekend. A 996 mb low moves to 150 NM SW of Gambell Sunday morning and moves inland Mon. $$ PKZ801-241515- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and freezing rain. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ802-241515- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-241515- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and freezing rain. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ804-241515- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing rain and snow showers. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ805-241515- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-241515- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming S. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-241515- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt becoming S. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Snow showers and freezing rain. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers and freezing rain. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ808-241515- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow showers and freezing rain. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Snow showers and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-241515- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Snow showers and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Snow showers. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-241515- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ816-241515- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-241515- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Snow showers. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-241515- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-241515- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow showers. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ852-241515- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Snow showers and rain showers. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ853-241515- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-241515- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Snow showers and freezing rain. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-241515- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow showers and freezing rain. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Snow showers and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-241515- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 226 PM AKST Sat Nov 23 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and freezing rain. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers and freezing rain. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Nov 24