Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
104 FZAK52 PAFG 051145 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 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. PKZ299-060215- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1027 mb high 275 NM NW of Utqiagvik slowly weakens through Tuesday as it moves to be 200 NM N of Utqiagvik by Tuesday morning. A weak 1012 mb low SE of the Gulf of Anadyr Monday afternoon deepens to 1008 mb as it moves to the Pribilofs by Tuesday afternoon. $$ PKZ801-060215- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-060215- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-060215- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-060215- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-060215- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-060215- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-060215- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ808-060215- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 .TODAY...N winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-060215- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-060215- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ816-060215- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-060215- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...N winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ850-060215- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ851-060215- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ852-060215- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ853-060215- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ854-060215- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 40 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ855-060215- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-060215- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 35 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ May 24