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Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 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.

PKZ801-180200-
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ802-180200-
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ803-180200-
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...NW winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Rain with snow.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...E winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ804-180200-
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.FRI...SW winds 20 kt. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ805-180200-
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt becoming E. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Snow and
rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ806-180200-
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Snow.
.FRI...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...W winds 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ807-180200-
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ808-180200-
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt becoming E 10 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Snow.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ809-180200-
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.FRI...W winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ810-180200-
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NE winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.FRI...SW winds 10 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 kt.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ816-180200-
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ817-180200-
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ850-180200-
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 5 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ851-180200-
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ852-180200-
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain.
.FRI...W winds 25 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ853-180200-
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...NW winds 25 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.SUN...NE winds 15 kt.
.MON...NE winds 15 kt.

$$

PKZ854-180200-
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

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

.TODAY...N winds 30 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt.
.FRI...NW winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...S winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 20 kt.
.MON...N winds 20 kt.

$$

PKZ855-180200-
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt becoming E 10 kt. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt.
.FRI...W winds 15 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 10 kt.
.MON...NE winds 10 kt.

$$

PKZ856-180200-
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-
346 AM AKDT Thu Apr 17 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...N winds 35 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.FRI...W winds 20 kt.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SUN...N winds 15 kt.
.MON...N winds 15 kt.

$$

Apr 25