Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
631 FZAK52 PAFG 161247 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 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. PKZ801-170300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ802-170300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. .THU...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ803-170300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ804-170300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ805-170300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ806-170300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ807-170300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ808-170300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ809-170300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ810-170300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Snow. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ816-170300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ817-170300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ850-170300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow with rain. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ851-170300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ852-170300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ853-170300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ854-170300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ855-170300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ856-170300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Sun Nov 16 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Nov 25