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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 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.

PKZ801-150300-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

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

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ802-150300-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Rain and snow.
.MON...E winds 25 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ803-150300-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-150300-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-150300-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ806-150300-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ807-150300-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ808-150300-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

.TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ809-150300-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...NE winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-150300-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ816-150300-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing
spray.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ817-150300-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ850-150300-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ851-150300-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing
spray.
.MON...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ852-150300-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ853-150300-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ854-150300-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ855-150300-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ856-150300-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Fri Nov 14 2025

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

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing
spray.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

Nov 25