Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
490 FZAK52 PAFG 041154 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 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. PKZ299-050330- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 994 mb low northeast of Demarcation Point is moving towards the Canadian Archipelago and will remain over the Archipelago through the weekend. Another low will break off and move west to 350 nm north of Deadhorse by Friday night as a 1000 mb low. A high in the High Arctic north of Siberia will gradually drop south through the weekend. A 1036 mb high in the Central NPAC will remain in place through the weekend. South- southwest winds continue from the Bering Sea through the Bering Strait through the weekend. Near gale-force wind gusts are possible for the entire area. $$ PKZ801-050330- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-050330- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-050330- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-050330- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-050330- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-050330- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-050330- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ808-050330- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-050330- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ810-050330- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-050330- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-050330- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-050330- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ851-050330- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-050330- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-050330- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Fog. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-050330- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-050330- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ856-050330- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 354 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Jul 24