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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 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.

PKZ801-040300-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.THU...N winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ802-040300-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ803-040300-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ804-040300-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...N winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ805-040300-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.THU...N winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ806-040300-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas calm.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ807-040300-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt.
.THU...S winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-040300-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt becoming W.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.THU...SW winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 5 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-040300-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.THU...S winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-040300-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.THU...SE winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ816-040300-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ817-040300-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ850-040300-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 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 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ851-040300-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ852-040300-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 40 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ853-040300-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ854-040300-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ855-040300-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.THU...S winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 kt.
.FRI...N winds 5 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-040300-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.THU...S winds 5 kt.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt.

$$

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