


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
039 FZAK52 PAFG 121146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 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. PKZ801-130200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 60 kt decreasing to 30 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ802-130200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...SW winds 55 kt decreasing to 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-130200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 60 kt becoming SW 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-130200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...S winds 55 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-130200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 55 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-130200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 35 kt becoming W. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-130200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt becoming W 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ808-130200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-130200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ810-130200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-130200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-130200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ850-130200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...W winds 60 kt becoming SW 50 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ851-130200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NW winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 12 ft subsiding to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ852-130200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 60 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-130200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ854-130200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-130200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ856-130200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt becoming W. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Oct 25