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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 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.

PKZ299-090315-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 990 mb low over the southern Bering remains stationary as a
deeper 960 low tracks just to the south of the central Aleutians
by Thursday morning. A 1020 mb high N of Banks Island extending NE
to the Canadian Archipelago continues to weaken.

$$

PKZ801-090315-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Snow.
.SAT...S winds 20 kt.
.SUN...W winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ802-090315-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...S winds 15 kt.
.SUN...W winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ803-090315-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...E winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...E winds 25 kt.

$$

PKZ804-090315-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PKZ805-090315-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ806-090315-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ807-090315-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ808-090315-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...N winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ809-090315-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.
.THU...N winds 10 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.FRI...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ810-090315-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ816-090315-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ817-090315-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...NE winds 30 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 25 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ850-090315-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...W winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ851-090315-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...N winds 25 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 35 kt.

$$

PKZ852-090315-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...SE winds 20 kt.
.SUN...E winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ853-090315-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.THU...N winds 20 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.FRI...NE winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.SAT...SE winds 15 kt.
.SUN...N winds 30 kt.

$$

PKZ854-090315-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...N winds 25 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.
.SUN...N winds 40 kt.

$$

PKZ855-090315-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

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

$$

PKZ856-090315-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
347 AM AKST Wed Jan 8 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.THU...N winds 25 kt.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow.
.FRI...N winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 20 kt.
.SUN...N winds 35 kt.

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Jan 25