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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 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.

PKZ801-300200-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ802-300200-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TODAY...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ803-300200-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ804-300200-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ805-300200-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ806-300200-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ807-300200-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ808-300200-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ809-300200-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain showers.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ810-300200-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ816-300200-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt becoming SE. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ817-300200-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt becoming E. Seas 4 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ850-300200-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TODAY...W winds 10 kt becoming S. Seas 4 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ851-300200-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ852-300200-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ853-300200-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ854-300200-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers.
.MON...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ855-300200-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ856-300200-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.MON...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

Aug 25