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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 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.

PKZ801-191500-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt becoming E 20 kt. Snow.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.WED NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ802-191500-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming E.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Snow with rain.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...NW winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ803-191500-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt becoming S. Blowing snow.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ804-191500-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-191500-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt becoming S. Seas 8 ft subsiding to
5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Freezing
spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ806-191500-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming W. Seas 9 ft subsiding to
5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ807-191500-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow.
Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ808-191500-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...E winds 20 kt.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ809-191500-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...E winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ810-191500-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ816-191500-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt becoming NE. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
Freezing spray.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ817-191500-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding
to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ850-191500-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 8 ft subsiding to
5 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ851-191500-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. Freezing
spray.
.WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ852-191500-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt becoming S. Seas 9 ft subsiding to
6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ853-191500-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 11 ft subsiding to
6 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow with rain. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ854-191500-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming W. Seas 10 ft subsiding to
5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ855-191500-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ856-191500-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
259 PM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

Nov 25