


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
990 FZAK52 PAFG 112350 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 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. PKZ801-121400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt becoming S 55 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW winds 65 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-121400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt becoming S 50 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW winds 65 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ803-121400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-121400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-121400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming E 45 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-121400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt becoming E 45 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-121400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ808-121400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ809-121400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ810-121400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ816-121400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt becoming NE 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...W winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ817-121400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt becoming NE 45 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. .SUN...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-121400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt becoming S 55 kt. Seas 8 ft building to 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW winds 65 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ851-121400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt becoming NE 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NW winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ852-121400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming E 45 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ853-121400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt increasing to 45 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SW winds 60 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ854-121400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...W winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ855-121400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt becoming E 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ856-121400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 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 6 ft. $$ Oct 25