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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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.

PKZ801-040200-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...S winds 30 kt decreasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ802-040200-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ803-040200-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ804-040200-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ805-040200-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt becoming S. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.
Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ806-040200-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Rain
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ807-040200-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ808-040200-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ809-040200-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ810-040200-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ816-040200-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ817-040200-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 35 kt becoming S 15 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to
8 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ850-040200-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ851-040200-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ852-040200-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ853-040200-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

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

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ854-040200-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...E winds 35 kt becoming S 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain
showers.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ855-040200-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ856-040200-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Sep 3 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

Sep 26