FZAK52 PAFG 201247 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 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. PKZ801-210300- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...NW winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ802-210300- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Rain and snow. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ803-210300- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ804-210300- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ805-210300- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 10 kt increasing to 25 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ806-210300- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 35 kt. .TUE...N winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ807-210300- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...NW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ808-210300- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt becoming E. .TONIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .MON...NW winds 35 kt. .TUE...NW winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ809-210300- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW winds 10 kt becoming E. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .MON...NW winds 30 kt. .TUE...NW winds 40 kt. $$ PKZ810-210300- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...NW winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ816-210300- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Rain and snow. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ817-210300- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Rain and snow. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ850-210300- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ851-210300- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Rain and snow. .SUN...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Rain. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .TUE...N winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ852-210300- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Rain and snow. .MON...N winds 20 kt. .TUE...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ853-210300- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 10 kt increasing to 25 kt. .TONIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Rain. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ854-210300- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S winds 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN...SW winds 25 kt. Snow and freezing rain. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...N winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ855-210300- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 5 kt becoming E 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...SE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...S winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Snow. .MON...NW winds 30 kt. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ856-210300- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT...S winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .SUN...SW winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON...N winds 30 kt. .TUE...NW winds 30 kt. $$ Feb 26