Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
810 FZAK52 PAFG 020049 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 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. PKZ801-021500- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ802-021500- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ803-021500- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ804-021500- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ805-021500- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ806-021500- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-021500- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-021500- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-021500- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-021500- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ816-021500- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-021500- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ850-021500- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ851-021500- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ852-021500- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...N winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ853-021500- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-021500- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-021500- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .THU...E winds 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-021500- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Dec 25