Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
604 FZAK52 PAFG 142226 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 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. PKZ299-151515- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 1034 mb high near 82N 170E shifts NW through Friday. A 965 mb low moves onshore near Goodnews Bay this evening, then continuing inland Friday. $$ PKZ801-151515- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ802-151515- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog and blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ803-151515- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ804-151515- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-151515- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ806-151515- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ807-151515- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ808-151515- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 kt. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ809-151515- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ810-151515- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ816-151515- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ817-151515- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ850-151515- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ851-151515- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ852-151515- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ853-151515- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ854-151515- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ855-151515- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .SUN...N winds 10 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .MON...E winds 5 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ856-151515- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 126 PM AKST Thu Nov 14 2024 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...N winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ LE Nov 24