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FZAK52 PAFG 191246
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 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.

PKZ801-200300-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ802-200300-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Snow with rain.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt.
.THU...NW winds 15 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ803-200300-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-200300-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-200300-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ806-200300-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt becoming NE. Seas building to 5 ft. Snow.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ807-200300-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ808-200300-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...W winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-200300-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-200300-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...S winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.
Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ816-200300-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Snow. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ817-200300-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt becoming N. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ850-200300-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 8 ft. Snow and
rain. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ851-200300-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 11 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ852-200300-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing
spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ853-200300-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. Snow and
rain. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ854-200300-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft building
to 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ855-200300-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.SAT...W winds 25 kt.
.SUN...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-200300-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKST Wed Nov 19 2025

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SW winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft.
Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

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