


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
637 FZAK52 PAFG 132350 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 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. PKZ801-141400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-141400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ803-141400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ804-141400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-141400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-141400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-141400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-141400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-141400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-141400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt becoming NE. .WED...E winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ816-141400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ817-141400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ850-141400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ851-141400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-141400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-141400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ854-141400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-141400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...E winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-141400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Tue May 13 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ May 25