Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
186 FZAK52 PAFG 232346 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 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. PKZ299-241445- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1011 mb low near Point Hope will dissipate Fri night. A strong low in the central Bering Sea will move to Kuskokwim Bay on Fri then into the Gulf of Alaska on Sat. A strong weather front will move south over the Chukchi Sea on Sat and to the Yukon Delta by early Sun. $$ PKZ801-241445- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ802-241445- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ803-241445- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-241445- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ805-241445- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-241445- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ807-241445- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-241445- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Fog and freezing fog. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Fog and freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-241445- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Fog and freezing fog. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Fog and freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-241445- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt becoming N. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ816-241445- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ817-241445- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-241445- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Snow showers and rain showers. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ851-241445- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-241445- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ853-241445- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Fog. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ854-241445- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-241445- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog and fog. .FRI...N winds 5 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-241445- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. $$ May 24