Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
542 FZAK52 PAFG 281246 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 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. PKZ801-290300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ802-290300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...W winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ803-290300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ804-290300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ805-290300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ806-290300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ807-290300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ808-290300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NW winds 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ809-290300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-290300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ816-290300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ817-290300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ850-290300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ851-290300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ852-290300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt becoming SW. .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ853-290300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ854-290300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...N winds 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ855-290300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ856-290300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ Nov 25