FZAK52 PAFG 172349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 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. PKZ801-181400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-181400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ803-181400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt becoming S. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ804-181400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-181400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-181400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ807-181400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Freezing rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ808-181400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming E. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-181400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...SE winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-181400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .TUE...NE winds 5 kt. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. .THU...NE winds 10 kt. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ816-181400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ817-181400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing rain. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-181400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ851-181400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ852-181400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-181400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ854-181400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing rain. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-181400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt becoming E. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .THU...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-181400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 5 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .WED...S winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. .THU...NE winds 15 kt. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. $$ May 26