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National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK52 PAFG
FZAK52 PAFG 041146
CWFWCZ
Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
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.
PKZ801-050200
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT NIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
MON
NW winds 20 kt.
TUE
NW winds 20 kt.
PKZ802-050200
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 35 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
TONIGHT
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
MON
N winds 15 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ803-050200
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT
TODAY
NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
SUN
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
MON
N winds 10 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ804-050200
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 kt.
SUN
NW winds 15 kt.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
MON
N winds 10 kt.
TUE
N winds 15 kt.
PKZ805-050200
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
MON
NW winds 10 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ806-050200
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
MON
NW winds 20 kt.
TUE
NW winds 20 kt.
PKZ807-050200
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
TODAY
N winds 15 kt.
TONIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
SAT
W winds 15 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
MON
NW winds 20 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ808-050200
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
TODAY
NW winds 10 kt.
TONIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
SAT
W winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
MON
SW winds 10 kt.
TUE
W winds 15 kt.
PKZ809-050200
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
TODAY
N winds 10 kt.
TONIGHT
NW winds 10 kt. Snow.
SAT
W winds 15 kt.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
W winds 20 kt.
MON
S winds 10 kt.
TUE
W winds 15 kt.
PKZ810-050200
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
TODAY
N winds 10 kt.
TONIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
SAT
NW winds 10 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
MON
NW winds 10 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ816-050200
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
NW winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
SUN
N winds 15 kt.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
MON
NW winds 15 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ817-050200
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 25 kt.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
NW winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
SUN
N winds 20 kt.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
MON
NW winds 15 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ850-050200
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
N winds 20 kt.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
MON
NW winds 20 kt.
TUE
NW winds 20 kt.
PKZ851-050200
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
NW winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
SUN
NW winds 15 kt.
SUN NIGHT
W winds 15 kt.
MON
NW winds 20 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ852-050200
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
MON
NW winds 10 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ853-050200
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow and freezing fog. Vsby 1 NM
or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
MON
NW winds 15 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ854-050200
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SAT
NW winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.
MON
NW winds 20 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
PKZ855-050200
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
TODAY
NW winds 10 kt.
TONIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
SAT
W winds 20 kt.
SAT NIGHT
W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
W winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
W winds 20 kt. Blowing snow.
MON
SW winds 10 kt.
TUE
W winds 15 kt.
PKZ856-050200
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025
TODAY
N winds 15 kt.
TONIGHT
NW winds 15 kt.
SAT
NW winds 15 kt.
SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
SUN NIGHT
NW winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
MON
NW winds 15 kt.
TUE
NW winds 15 kt.
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