Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
012 FZAK52 PAFG 270050 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 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. PKZ801-271500- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 kt. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ802-271500- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ803-271500- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ804-271500- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. .THU...E winds 35 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ805-271500- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-271500- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ807-271500- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ808-271500- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ809-271500- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-271500- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ816-271500- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ817-271500- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ850-271500- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ851-271500- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ852-271500- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ853-271500- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ854-271500- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ855-271500- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. .THU...E winds 30 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ856-271500- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ Nov 25