Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
657 FZAK52 PAFG 032349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 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. PKZ801-041400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ802-041400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ803-041400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ804-041400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ805-041400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ806-041400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ807-041400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ808-041400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ809-041400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Light freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ810-041400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Light freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ816-041400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ817-041400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ850-041400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ851-041400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ852-041400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ853-041400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ854-041400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ855-041400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ856-041400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 3 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ Oct 26