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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 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.

PKZ299-190215-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A trough of low pressure stretching from Cape Lisburne to Wrangel
Island will move to Point Barrow by Sun morning. A strong 955 mb
low over the Chukotsk Peninsula Sat will move to Wrangel Island at
963 mb Mon morning as the powerful front shifts into the Beaufort
Sea.T his will bring strong southwesterly winds through much of
the Bering Sea starting Sunday morning. There will also be higher
wave action associated with these strong winds.

$$

PKZ801-190215-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ802-190215-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ803-190215-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ804-190215-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas building to 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow
showers.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ805-190215-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ806-190215-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ807-190215-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ808-190215-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ809-190215-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ810-190215-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow showers.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ816-190215-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ817-190215-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ850-190215-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...W winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ851-190215-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog, rain.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Fog, rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ852-190215-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ853-190215-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ854-190215-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

.TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...S winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ855-190215-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Freezing
spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...W winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ856-190215-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
255 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. Snow showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.TUE...W winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

Oct 24