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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 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.

PKZ299-190215-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 990 mb low near King Salmon will move to the Gulf of AK today
then weaken as it moves east. Weak high pressure builds over the N
Bering Sea Thu night.

$$

PKZ801-190215-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ802-190215-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ803-190215-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ804-190215-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ805-190215-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ806-190215-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog.
.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ807-190215-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ808-190215-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ809-190215-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ810-190215-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ816-190215-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ817-190215-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ850-190215-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Fog.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ851-190215-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ852-190215-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ853-190215-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ854-190215-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ855-190215-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ856-190215-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
215 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog.
.THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Fog.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

Sep 24