Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
491 FZAK52 PAFG 071146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 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. PKZ801-080200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ802-080200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...N winds 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-080200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt becoming N. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-080200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ805-080200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-080200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-080200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ808-080200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...N winds 5 kt becoming NW 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-080200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt becoming W. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ810-080200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-080200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-080200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ850-080200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ851-080200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-080200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-080200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ854-080200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ855-080200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...E winds 5 kt becoming NW. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ856-080200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Sep 25