Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
752 FZAK52 PAFG 201246 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 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. PKZ801-210300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ802-210300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ803-210300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ804-210300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas calm. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-210300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ806-210300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-210300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming N. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ808-210300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-210300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-210300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming N 10 kt. .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ816-210300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ817-210300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ850-210300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming N. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ851-210300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ852-210300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ853-210300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-210300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-210300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt. Blowing snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-210300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Thu Nov 20 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming N. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Nov 25