Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
640 FZAK52 PAFG 311113 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 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. PKZ299-010215- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A trough of low pressure near Cape strengthens through Sun as a 979 mb low near Adak shifts into the Gulf of AK through Sun. $$ PKZ801-010215- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-010215- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-010215- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-010215- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-010215- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-010215- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-010215- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt becoming NW. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-010215- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming NW. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-010215- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming W. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-010215- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ816-010215- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-010215- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ850-010215- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-010215- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ852-010215- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-010215- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-010215- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ855-010215- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming NW. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-010215- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 313 AM AKDT Fri May 31 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt becoming W. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ May 24