Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
201 FZAK52 PAFG 041246 CWFWCZ 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