Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
090 FZAK52 PAFG 081246 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 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. PKZ801-090300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ802-090300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ803-090300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas building to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 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. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-090300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-090300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 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. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ806-090300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ807-090300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ808-090300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ809-090300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ810-090300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas building to 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ816-090300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ817-090300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ850-090300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ851-090300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt becoming E 45 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ852-090300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ853-090300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ854-090300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ855-090300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ856-090300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sat Nov 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ Nov 25