Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
705 FZAK52 PAFG 042208 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 208 PM 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. PKZ299-051500- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1005 mb low 175 NM NW of Pt Hope moves to Pt Hope Sat morning at 1000 mb and weakens. A 1036 mb high in the Central NPAC will remain in place through the weekend. S to SW winds continue from the Bering Sea through the Bering Strait through the weekend. Near gale-force wind gusts are possible for the entire area. $$ PKZ801-051500- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ802-051500- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-051500- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-051500- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-051500- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-051500- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-051500- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ808-051500- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 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 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ809-051500- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ810-051500- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Fog, rain. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ816-051500- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-051500- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ850-051500- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ851-051500- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ852-051500- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-051500- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ854-051500- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-051500- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ856-051500- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 208 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Jul 24