Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
182 FZAK52 PAFG 100049 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 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. PKZ801-101500- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-101500- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-101500- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-101500- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-101500- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-101500- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-101500- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ808-101500- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-101500- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ810-101500- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-101500- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ817-101500- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ850-101500- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ851-101500- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow with rain. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ852-101500- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ853-101500- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ854-101500- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ855-101500- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ856-101500- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Nov 9 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Nov 25