Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
296 FZAK52 PAFG 111146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 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. PKZ801-120200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt becoming SE. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 65 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ802-120200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 65 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-120200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ804-120200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 55 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-120200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ806-120200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt becoming S 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-120200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ808-120200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ809-120200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ810-120200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ816-120200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-120200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-120200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 65 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-120200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 50 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NW winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ852-120200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ853-120200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 35 kt becoming S. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-120200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-120200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ856-120200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Oct 25