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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 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.

PKZ299-101515-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 992 mb low 160 NM west of St Paul Island will move northwest
and be absorbed by a stronger low of around 960 mb moving into the
Bering Sea Friday. High pressure in place over eastern Siberia
will weaken through Saturday.

$$

PKZ801-101515-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Snow.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.MON...SW winds 25 kt.
.TUE...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ802-101515-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...SW winds 25 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ803-101515-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Freezing fog.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...S winds 30 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-101515-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt becoming E 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Fog, snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow.
.MON...S winds 30 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-101515-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Fog, snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Fog, snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Fog, snow.
.MON...S winds 25 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ806-101515-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...W winds 30 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-101515-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...W winds 30 kt.
.TUE...W winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-101515-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...S winds 20 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ809-101515-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming W.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Fog, snow.
.MON...S winds 25 kt.
.TUE...S winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ810-101515-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow.
.SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...E winds 20 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ816-101515-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ817-101515-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...W winds 20 kt.
.TUE...N winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ850-101515-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Snow.
.MON...SW winds 25 kt.
.TUE...N winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ851-101515-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.MON...W winds 30 kt.
.TUE...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ852-101515-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...S winds 30 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-101515-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...SW winds 25 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ854-101515-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...W winds 25 kt.
.TUE...NW winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-101515-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...E winds 25 kt. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...S winds 25 kt.
.TUE...SW winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ856-101515-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
158 PM AKST Thu Jan 9 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
.MON...NW winds 30 kt.
.TUE...W winds 20 kt.

$$

Jan 25