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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 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.

PKZ801-120300-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ802-120300-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ803-120300-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-120300-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-120300-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-120300-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt decreasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-120300-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-120300-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ809-120300-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-120300-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-120300-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing
snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ817-120300-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing
spray.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ850-120300-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ851-120300-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ852-120300-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-120300-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ854-120300-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing
spray.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ855-120300-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-120300-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

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