


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
750 FZAK52 PAFG 072350 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 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. PKZ801-081400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ802-081400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ803-081400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ804-081400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ805-081400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ806-081400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ807-081400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ808-081400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ809-081400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ810-081400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ816-081400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-081400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ850-081400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ851-081400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ852-081400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ853-081400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ854-081400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ855-081400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. $$ PKZ856-081400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Sep 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ Sep 25