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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 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.

PKZ801-130300-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ802-130300-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ803-130300-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ804-130300-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ805-130300-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ806-130300-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ807-130300-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ808-130300-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ809-130300-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ810-130300-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ816-130300-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ817-130300-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ850-130300-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ851-130300-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ852-130300-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ853-130300-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ854-130300-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ855-130300-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ856-130300-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

Nov 25