National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZAK52 PAFG

FZAK52 PAFG 051246
CWFWCZ

Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 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.

PKZ801-060300
Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 15 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ802-060300
Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 15 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ803-060300
Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

TODAY
NE winds 15 kt.

TONIGHT
NE winds 20 kt.

FRI
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 15 kt.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 kt.

SUN
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ804-060300
Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
NE winds 15 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 kt.

SUN
N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ805-060300
Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 15 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 20 kt.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 20 kt.

SUN
NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ806-060300
Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ807-060300
Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ808-060300
Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

TODAY
W winds 5 kt.

TONIGHT
W winds 10 kt.

FRI
NW winds 15 kt.

FRI NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
NW winds 20 kt.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 30 kt. Blowing snow.

SUN
NW winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.

MON
W winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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PKZ809-060300
Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

TODAY
N winds 5 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 10 kt.

FRI
N winds 15 kt.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 kt.

SAT
N winds 15 kt.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

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PKZ810-060300
Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
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 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ816-060300
South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
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 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ817-060300
North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
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 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ850-060300
Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 25 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
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 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ851-060300
Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

MON
N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

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PKZ852-060300
Norton Sound greater than 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
NE winds 15 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 20 kt.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 15 kt.

SUN
NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ853-060300
Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 20 kt.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
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 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ854-060300
Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT NIGHT
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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PKZ855-060300
Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

TODAY
NW winds 5 kt.

TONIGHT
NW winds 5 kt.

FRI
NW winds 15 kt.

FRI NIGHT
N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SAT
N winds 20 kt.

SAT NIGHT
NW winds 20 kt.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

MON
NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.

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PKZ856-060300
Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM
346 AM AKST Thu Mar 5 2026

BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

TONIGHT
N winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI
N winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

FRI NIGHT
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 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

SUN
NW winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.

MON
NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

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