


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
912 FZAK52 PAFG 031146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 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. PKZ801-040200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ802-040200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ803-040200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ804-040200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt becoming S 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-040200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ806-040200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ807-040200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt becoming N. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ808-040200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ809-040200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ810-040200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain with snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ816-040200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ817-040200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ850-040200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ851-040200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ852-040200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ853-040200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 10 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-040200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ855-040200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ856-040200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ Oct 25