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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 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.

PKZ801-101500-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ802-101500-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ803-101500-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-101500-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-101500-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-101500-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...S winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ807-101500-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...S winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ808-101500-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.WED...W winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-101500-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.WED...W winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.THU...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-101500-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.WED...S winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-101500-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...S winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ817-101500-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing
spray.
.WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ850-101500-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ851-101500-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding.
.WED...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ852-101500-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-101500-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...N winds 10 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ854-101500-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.WED...S winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ855-101500-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...W winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-101500-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.WED...S winds 15 kt.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.

$$

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