FZAK52 PAFG 222349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 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. PKZ801-231400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ802-231400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-231400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-231400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ805-231400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ806-231400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt becoming SW. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ807-231400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming SW. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ808-231400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt becoming W 15 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ809-231400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ810-231400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt becoming S. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ816-231400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas building to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ817-231400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ850-231400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ851-231400-Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...S winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SUN...SE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ852-231400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ853-231400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .SUN...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ854-231400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ855-231400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NW winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ856-231400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat Aug 22 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .SUN...S winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ Aug 26