Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Coastal Waters Forecast for Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM (PKZ850) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM (PKZ850)
Issued by: National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK
Last Update: 346 AM AKST Sat Jan 17 2026




Today: SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Tonight: SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Sun: S winds 20 kt.

Sun Night: SE winds 25 kt.

Mon: SE winds 25 kt.

Mon Night: SE winds 20 kt.

Tue: SE winds 20 kt.

Wed: SE winds 10 kt.







Zone Forecast: Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM (PKZ850)

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