FZAK52 PAFG 162349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 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. PKZ801-171400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-171400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ803-171400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ804-171400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas building to 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 5 kt. Seas calm. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-171400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ806-171400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ807-171400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ808-171400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ809-171400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ810-171400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ816-171400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NE winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-171400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ850-171400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ851-171400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 kt becoming NE. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 5 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ852-171400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ853-171400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ854-171400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ855-171400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E winds 5 kt. Seas 1 foot. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ856-171400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Thu Jul 16 2026 .TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ Jul 26