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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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.

PKZ801-050300-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

$$

PKZ802-050300-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ803-050300-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ804-050300-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-050300-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

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

$$

PKZ806-050300-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ807-050300-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ808-050300-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ809-050300-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Moderate freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Moderate
freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Moderate freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Moderate freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ810-050300-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Light freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Moderate freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Moderate freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ816-050300-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ817-050300-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ850-050300-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ851-050300-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ852-050300-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.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.

$$

PKZ853-050300-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ854-050300-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ855-050300-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ856-050300-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 4 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Light freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Light freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

Nov 26