Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
848 FZAK52 PAFG 041143 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 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. PKZ299-050215- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 986 mb low 100 NM E of the Pribilofs moves E to the AK Pen as a 989 mb low this afternoon and to near Kodiak Sunday morning at 991 mb. A 1033 mb high 600 NM N of Utqiagvik moves SW to be 275 NM NW of Utqiagvik Sunday morning and weakens to 1028 mb. The high moves E through Monday to be centered 250 NM N of Utqiagvik. $$ PKZ801-050215- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-050215- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-050215- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ804-050215- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-050215- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ806-050215- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ807-050215- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ808-050215- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...W winds 5 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-050215- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-050215- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. .WED...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ816-050215- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-050215- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ850-050215- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ851-050215- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ852-050215- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-050215- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 5 kt. $$ PKZ854-050215- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ855-050215- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-050215- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 343 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. $$ May 24