Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
285 FZAK52 PAFG 102350 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 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. PKZ801-111400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt becoming SW. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 70 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ802-111400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-111400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ804-111400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 50 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-111400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ806-111400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ807-111400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ808-111400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ809-111400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ810-111400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ816-111400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NW winds 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ817-111400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...SE winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ850-111400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 60 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ851-111400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 40 kt becoming S. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NW winds 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ852-111400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 55 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 50 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ853-111400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...S winds 55 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 50 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ854-111400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ855-111400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ856-111400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Fri Oct 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...W winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ Oct 25