Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
549 FZAK52 PAFG 221323 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 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. PKZ299-230345- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST... A 983 mb low will move to St. Matthew Island Wednesday night. A A 985 mb low will move to St. Paul Island Thursday afternoon, then to Point Hope at 986 mb by Friday morning. High pressure in the Gulf of Alaska will build to 1047 mb by Friday afternoon. $$ PKZ801-230345- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...W winds 20 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ802-230345- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TODAY...NW winds 15 kt becoming SW. Seas building to 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow with rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ803-230345- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming SW 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow with rain. .THU NIGHT...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-230345- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt becoming SW. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Snow showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .FRI...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-230345- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt becoming SW. Snow. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ806-230345- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 25 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ807-230345- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ808-230345- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt becoming W. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...W winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ809-230345- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt becoming SE. Snow. .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ810-230345- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ816-230345- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ817-230345- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Snow. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ850-230345- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ851-230345- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Snow. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ852-230345- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 20 kt becoming SW. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SW winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ853-230345- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt becoming NW. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ854-230345- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ855-230345- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 .TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Snow. .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...NW winds 15 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ856-230345- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 423 AM AKST Wed Jan 22 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...W winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...W winds 20 kt. .SUN...NW winds 25 kt. $$ Jan 25