


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
627 FZAK52 PAFG 151146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 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. PKZ801-160200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Fog. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-160200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-160200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-160200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-160200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-160200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-160200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ808-160200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-160200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ810-160200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ816-160200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ817-160200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-160200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-160200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ852-160200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ853-160200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-160200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ855-160200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ856-160200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Oct 15 2025 .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming NE. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ Oct 25