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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 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.

PKZ801-041400-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ802-041400-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ803-041400-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt becoming NW. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ804-041400-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt becoming S. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Rain.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ805-041400-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ806-041400-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to
4 ft.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ807-041400-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt becoming N. Seas building to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ808-041400-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt becoming N. Seas building to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ809-041400-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt becoming N. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ810-041400-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 kt becoming NW. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ816-041400-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ817-041400-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ850-041400-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ851-041400-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ852-041400-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ853-041400-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ854-041400-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft.
.THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ855-041400-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt becoming N. Seas building to 3 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ856-041400-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
349 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt becoming W. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.MON...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

Sep 25