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Gale Warning 113, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this gale warning at May 31, 2025, 3:49 PM AKDT. It was in force for 50 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- May 31, 2025, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2025, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 50 hr
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- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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094 FZAK52 PAFG 312349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 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. PKZ801-011400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ802-011400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ803-011400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-011400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt becoming E. Seas building to 4 ft. .SUN...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-011400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt increasing to 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-011400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-011400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-011400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-011400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-011400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 1 foot. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-011400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-011400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-011400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ851-011400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt becoming NE 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-011400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-011400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-011400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ855-011400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .SUN...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-011400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .SUN...N winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...N winds 20 kt. .THU...N winds 20 kt. $$ May 25
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173 FZAK52 PAFG 011146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ801-020200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-020200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-020200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-020200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-020200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ806-020200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ807-020200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .WED...W winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ808-020200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ809-020200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ810-020200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ816-020200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-020200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ850-020200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ851-020200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-020200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ853-020200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ854-020200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ855-020200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. $$ PKZ856-020200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...N winds 25 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. $$ Jun 25
231 FZAK52 PAFG 012349 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 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. PKZ801-021400- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-021400- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ803-021400- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-021400- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-021400- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-021400- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-021400- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...W winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-021400- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-021400- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-021400- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-021400- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ817-021400- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ850-021400- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt becoming SE. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ851-021400- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-021400- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding. .MON...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-021400- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt decreasing to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ854-021400- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-021400- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. .MON...E winds 15 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-021400- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 349 PM AKDT Sun Jun 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...NE winds 25 kt. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 kt. .THU...NW winds 25 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Jun 25
225 FZAK52 PAFG 021146 CWFWCZ Coastal Waters Forecast for Northwest Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 Northwestern Alaska Coastal Waters out 100 NM Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest one- third of the combined wind-wave and swell height. PKZ801-030200- Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ802-030200- Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ803-030200- Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ804-030200- Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ805-030200- Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ806-030200- Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. Rain. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ807-030200- Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...W winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. $$ PKZ808-030200- Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ809-030200- Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt becoming SE. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ810-030200- Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ816-030200- South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ817-030200- North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ850-030200- Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ851-030200- Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 8 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W winds 5 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ852-030200- Norton Sound greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ853-030200- Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...E winds 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding. .TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ854-030200- Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ855-030200- Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt becoming SE. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 10 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. .WED...W winds 10 kt. .WED NIGHT...W winds 15 kt. .THU...W winds 15 kt. .FRI...W winds 10 kt. $$ PKZ856-030200- Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM- 346 AM AKDT Mon Jun 2 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt. .TUE...NE winds 15 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 kt. .WED...NW winds 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 kt. .THU...NW winds 20 kt. .FRI...NW winds 20 kt. $$ Jun 25
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 31, 2:07 PM AKDT, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:07 PM AKDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
207 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
A mostly quiet pattern for the Interior this weekend into next
week with cooler than normal temperatures and isolated to
scattered rain showers. The West Coast will be a bit more active
with a low sitting in the Bering Sea bringing shower chances and
gusty southeast winds. The North Slope sees another round of snow
and wind today into tomorrow with blowing snow likely from
Deadhorse east.
&&
.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon around Eagle.
- Temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below normal today, then gradually
warming closer to seasonal norms by Tuesday.
- Isolated to scattered showers today, diminishing tomorrow, then
returning on Monday with a shower and storm chance on Tuesday.
West Coast and Western Interior...
- Isolated rain showers today with most spots drying tonight.
- Wind picks up tomorrow from the southeast with gusts to 45 mph
over the Yukon-Kuskokwim coast. Numerous showers expected.
- Rain showers move north on Monday and will be near
Kotzebue/Selawik during the afternoon.
- Slight chance of a thunderstorm in the Lower/Middle Yukon
Valley on Tuesday.
North Slope and Brooks Range..
- Gusty east-northeast winds from Nuiqsut east with gusts of 40 to
50 mph. Highest gusts to 50 mph expected in Kaktovik with
blowing snow and visibility down to one-half mile or less
expected this evening and tonight.
- Light snow with additional accumulations of 1 to 3 inches east
of the Dalton Highway and around 1-2 inches along the coast.
- Well below normal temperatures continue this weekend and next
week.
&&
.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
A 518 decameter low digging south across the Northern Bering Sea.
There is a 524 decameter low moving across the North Slope along
with a highly anomalous 511 decameter low over the Canadian
Archipelago. Westerly flow persists over the Interior.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
No real fire weather impacts are expected through Monday. The
only area for potential fire weather conditions will be near the
AK Range where winds will be gusting up to 40 mph from the south
through the Passes tomorrow night into Monday. Downsloping winds
will bring min RHs to the 20% range tomorrow afternoon in the
Tanana Valley and Yukon Flats. Otherwise, min RHs rise thereafter,
largely above 30 to 40%. Thunderstorms return in SW Alaska and
potentially the Interior hills Tuesday afternoon.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
The Yukon River at Stevens village is starting to crest and will
eventually come down, most likely next week. The Manley Slough is
beginning to crest as well but there are no concerns there
either. Otherwise, most rivers and creeks will continue their
downtrend into next week.
The only river of concern right now is the Sag River. We are
expecting about 0.10 to 0.20" of additional QPF through tonight at
the headwaters. Temperatures remain below normal through the week
so break-up is not expected quite yet. There are no major
concerns unless there is a rapid warm up which is not expected for
the next week.
&&
.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
A slow moving pattern develops next week with longwave troughing
over the state. There will be periods of brief ridging at times,
especially in the southern/southeastern Interior and this will
bring chances for storms. Otherwise expect to have near/below
normal temperatures and chances for rain showers. The North Slope
remains below average and wintry. The West Coast will keep
chances for rain showers and remain below normal as well.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ805.
PK...Gale Warning for PKZ801-850.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ802-803-852-853.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ805-806.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ807-856-857.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ811.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ813-859.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ814-860.
Gale Warning for PKZ815.
Gale Warning for PKZ816.
Gale Warning for PKZ817-854.
Gale Warning for PKZ851.
Gale Warning for PKZ861.
&&
BiancoIn the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 2:29 PM AKDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 229 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 AKZ804-808-010900- Central Beaufort Sea Coast-Central Arctic Plains- Including Nuiqsut, Prudhoe Bay, Alpine, Deadhorse, Kuparuk, the Dalton Highway north of MP 387, Sagwon, Franklin Bluffs, and the Dalton Highway from MP 322 to MP 387 229 PM AKDT Sat May 31 2025 A fast moving frontal boundary will bring snow and strong winds today and tonight. Snow accumulations will be light with 1 to 3 inches expected. There will be strong westerly winds associated with this front with gusts up to 45 mph. The strongest winds will remain near the coastline. During periods of the strongest winds and falling snow there could be visibility restrictions down to 1 mile or less at times.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:01 PM AKDT | High Surf Advisory | AFG | Kusilvak Census Area | 18 hr |
| May 30, 10:44 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | North Slope | 28 hr |
| May 31, 3:45 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 36 hr | |
| May 31, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| May 31, 3:48 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 hr | |
| May 31, 3:48 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 58 hr | |
| May 31, 3:49 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 50 hr |
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