Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
049 FZAK52 PAFG 181246 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM 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. PKZ801-190300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Rain. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .WED...E winds 30 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. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ802-190300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt becoming W. Blowing snow. Snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ803-190300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 30 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. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ804-190300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...N winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ805-190300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 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...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-190300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ807-190300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 25 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 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ808-190300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-190300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 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. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-190300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas building to 4 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-190300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 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...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-190300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ850-190300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 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...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-190300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...W winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ852-190300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 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. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-190300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt becoming NW. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow with rain. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-190300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt decreasing to 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NE winds 30 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. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ855-190300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-190300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Tue Nov 18 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. 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 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ Nov 25