FZAK52 PAFG 221146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 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. PKZ801-230200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE winds 30 kt decreasing to 20 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...S winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ802-230200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt becoming SE. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...SE winds 25 kt. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-230200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...SE winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ804-230200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ805-230200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Snow and rain. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-230200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Snow. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ807-230200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ808-230200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ809-230200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ810-230200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-230200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. Heavy freezing spray. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 1 foot. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ817-230200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ850-230200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 40 kt becoming SE. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ851-230200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ852-230200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-230200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt becoming E. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ854-230200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .THU NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Snow and rain. .FRI...SE winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-230200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 20 kt increasing to 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ856-230200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Wed Apr 22 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .THU NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ Apr 26