FZAK52 PAFG 160050 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 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. PKZ801-161500- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-161500- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-161500- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-161500- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ805-161500- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming E. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-161500- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming E. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ807-161500- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt becoming E. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ808-161500- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ809-161500- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ810-161500- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt becoming E 5 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ816-161500- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 45 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ817-161500- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ850-161500- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ851-161500- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt increasing to 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...E winds 50 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-161500- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt becoming E. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ853-161500- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt becoming E 20 kt. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ854-161500- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ855-161500- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...W winds 20 kt decreasing to 10 kt. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...SW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ856-161500- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKST Sun Feb 15 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt becoming E. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED...W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Feb 26