Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
185 FZAK52 PAFG 171417 AAA CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska...UPDATED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 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. PKZ801-180300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Rain and snow. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Rain. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ802-180300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Snow with rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ803-180300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ804-180300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ805-180300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ806-180300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ807-180300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ808-180300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-180300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-180300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ816-180300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ817-180300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 15 ft, then subsiding to 14 ft in the afternoon. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ850-180300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ851-180300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft building to 18 ft, then subsiding to 17 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ852-180300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ853-180300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ854-180300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ855-180300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-180300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 517 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .REST OF TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 11 ft, then subsiding to 10 ft in the afternoon. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ Nov 25