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CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 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.

PKZ801-111500-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 5 kt becoming S 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ802-111500-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt increasing to 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ803-111500-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt increasing to 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-111500-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Freezing rain with snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-111500-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-111500-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow.
Snow.
.THU...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ807-111500-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ808-111500-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ809-111500-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt.
.MON...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-111500-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ816-111500-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ817-111500-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building
to 9 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ850-111500-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ851-111500-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. Blowing
snow. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ852-111500-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 5 kt increasing to 15 kt.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-111500-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Freezing rain.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ854-111500-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU...SW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-111500-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-111500-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKST Wed Dec 10 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...NW winds 15 kt.

$$

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