Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS

Current Version |  Previous Version |  Graphics & Text |  Print | Product List |  Glossary Off
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
191
FZAK52 PAFG 241200
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 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.

PKZ299-250215-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
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 Sun.

$$

PKZ801-250215-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ802-250215-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ803-250215-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ804-250215-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...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 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ805-250215-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ806-250215-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ807-250215-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...W winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ808-250215-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Fog and freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-250215-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt. Freezing fog and fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-250215-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ816-250215-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing fog and
fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
Freezing spray.
.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 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ817-250215-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
Freezing spray.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ850-250215-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ851-250215-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ852-250215-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ853-250215-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog and freezing fog.
Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ854-250215-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog and fog. Vsby
1 NM or less. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and fog.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ855-250215-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. Freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.MON...W winds 10 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-250215-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
400 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2024

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt.
.TUE...S winds 10 kt.

$$

May 24