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Small Craft Advisory 310, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 30, 2025, 3:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
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- Issued
- Oct 30, 2025, 3:45 AM AKDT (11:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 1, 2025, 3:45 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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612 FZAK51 PAFG 301145 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 Arctic 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. PKZ811-310200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ812-310200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ813-310200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ814-310200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ815-310200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ857-310200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ858-310200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ859-310200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ860-310200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ861-310200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...E winds 15 kt. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. $$ Oct 25
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211 FZAK51 PAFG 302348 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 Arctic 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. PKZ811-311400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ812-311400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ813-311400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ814-311400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ PKZ815-311400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ857-311400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ858-311400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ859-311400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. $$ PKZ860-311400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ861-311400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. $$ Oct 25
692 FZAK51 PAFG 311146 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 Arctic 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. PKZ811-010200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ812-010200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ813-010200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ814-010200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ815-010200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ857-010200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ858-010200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ859-010200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ860-010200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ861-010200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. $$ Oct 25
207 FZAK51 PAFG 312348 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 Arctic 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. PKZ811-011400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ812-011400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ813-011400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ814-011400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ815-011400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas building to 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ857-011400- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE winds 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ858-011400- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...SE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ859-011400- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ860-011400- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E winds 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ861-011400- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 348 PM AKDT Fri Oct 31 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .SAT...NE winds 30 kt. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 25 kt. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. .MON...E winds 30 kt. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. .WED...E winds 45 kt. $$ Oct 25
518 FZAK51 PAFG 011146 CWFNSB Coastal Waters Forecast for Arctic Alaska National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 Arctic 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. PKZ811-020200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...N winds 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ812-020200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ813-020200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ814-020200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Snow. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ815-020200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 20 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. .WED...E winds 35 kt. $$ PKZ857-020200- Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...SE winds 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ858-020200- Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ859-020200- Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ860-020200- Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing fog. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...E winds 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E winds 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ861-020200- Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. Snow. .SUN...NE winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Freezing fog. .MON...E winds 30 kt. Freezing fog. .MON NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. .TUE...E winds 35 kt. .WED...E winds 35 kt. $$ Nov 25
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 30, 3:10 AM AKDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 30, 3:10 AM AKDT, 35 minutes before
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
310 AM AKDT Thu Oct 30 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
Overall forecast continues to remain on track with a series of
lows working their way into the northern portion of the Gulf. This
will set up a decent gradient across the state, bringing strong
wind gusts over the West Coast and Alaska Range. These lows will
continue to swing warm fronts across the state, one of which will
stall out Friday afternoon by a building high over the Chukchi.
This will allow for some decent snow showers across the state
through the weekend. The following week will begin with higher
pressure building up over the eastern portion of the state,
bringing the cooling trend back over these areas. However, the
West Coast will continue to be under broad "troughiness" which
will allow snow showers to continue for much of next week.
&&
.KEY WEATHER MESSAGES...
Central and Eastern Interior...
- Southerly flow through the Alaska Range passes will continue to
gust up to 45-55 mph through the early afternoon. South to
southeasterly winds also increase across the Interior, allowing
for warmer temperatures.
- Snow showers expected today for the Fortymile Country and NE
Interior. Snow showers will be more widespread with the frontal
passage on Friday, with more moisture associated with it and
less down-sloping.
- South/southeasterly flow today and Friday will lead to warmer
temperatures as highs climb into the 20s and 30s. The warmest
temperatures will be seen today.
West Coast and Western Interior...
- Northerly winds will continue to remain elevated through the
weekend. Strongest winds are expected along the West Coast,
peaking around 20-35 mph with gusts to 40-55 mph.
- Isolated to scattered snow showers return starting today as a
series of fronts pass overhead.
- Temperatures will be warmer today and Friday as highs climb
into the 20s and 30s.
North Slope and Brooks Range...
- Northeasterly winds increase tonight into Friday, remaining
elevated through the weekend. Strongest winds are expected along
the western Arctic Coast, peaking around 20-30 mph with gusts
to 35-50 mph.
- Isolated to scattered snow showers can be expected across the
North Slope through the weekend with a series of fronts moving
over the Brooks Range. Heaviest snowfall is expected on the
south facing slopes of the eastern Brooks Range, 3" to 6"
possible. 1" to 3" expected elsewhere.
- Temperatures will trend warmer into upper teens and 20s today.
The series of warm fronts will hold these temperatures in place
through the weekend.
&&
.FORECAST ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION...
The overall pattern remains unchanged with broad troughing across
the entirety of the state. A 950mb low has been progressing along
the western side opf Kodiak Island, setting up a decent pressure
gradient across the state. The first of many warm fronts has
progressed over the Interior, bringing scattered snow showers
along northern and western portions of the Interior. This low will
move into Bristol Bay by the early morning, setting up a good
channel for southerly gap winds through the Alaska Range. Winds
are expected to gust up to 55 mph through Isabel and Windy passes
through the early afternoon, today. Looking over the West Coast,
gusty, northerly winds are expected to continue throughout the
weekend with a series of lows moving up into the northern Gulf of
Alaska. This could allow for some areas of low-level wind shear
across the West Coast/Western Interior over the next day or so.
Another 950mb low will move up to the east of Kodiak Island by
this evening, which will continue to bring warm southeasterly flow
into the Interior. Associated with this low will be another warm
front, with a SW to NE orientation, with a higher content of
precipitable water that will progress from the SE portion of the
state up to the northwest Interior by Friday afternoon. This front
is expected to become stationary by this time, extending from the
YK-Delta to the eastern Brooks Range. The stalling of this front
is due to an area of high pressure that will be building up over
the Chukchi Sea, just off of the northwest Arctic Coast. This
setup will bring widespread snow showers across the state, ranging
from 1" to 3". The heaviest snowfall can be expected for areas
underneath this front once it becomes blocked by the high over
the Chukchi. This low continue to move eastward along the coast,
gradually weakening at the same time, through the end of the
weekend.
Small bits of energy from Friday's front will get wrapped
up in the broad cyclonic motion and move over the Seward Peninsula
by Sunday morning. This will help keep the "broad" troughing in
place throughout the state, allowing for snow showers to continue
across the West Coast into early next week. Looking farther north,
energy will continue to be advected across the Yukon and over the
North Slope, allowing snow showers to continue up there as well
into early next week.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
No concerns at this time. Freeze up is beginning across the area and
is expected to continue as colder temperatures persist.
&&
.EXTENDED FORECAST DAYS 4-7...
The Arctic high over the Chukchi will continue to work its way
toward the northern Arctic Coast to start off the early week.
High pressure is looking to continue building over the eastern
portion of the state, which will bring the cooling trend back
across these areas. The West Coast will continue to be socked in
with snow showers as upper level shortwaves continue to rotate
around the broad troughing that is set up over the Bering Sea.
These conditions are looking continue through the end of the week.
Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None
&&
.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AK...Wind Advisory for AKZ849.
PK...Gale Warning for PKZ801-853.
Gale Warning for PKZ802.
Gale Warning for PKZ803.
Gale Warning for PKZ804-805-852.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ804.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ805.
Gale Warning for PKZ806-807-816-854.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ808.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ810-812-858-860.
Gale Warning for PKZ810-811-857.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ811-813.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ812.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ813.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ814.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ815.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ815.
Gale Warning for PKZ817-851.
Gale Warning for PKZ850.
Gale Warning for PKZ856.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ856.
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning for PKZ857.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ858.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ859.
Small Craft Advisory for PKZ860.
Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ861.
&&
TwomblyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 5 days | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:24 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | Nome Census Area, North Slope | 30 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:48 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:49 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:49 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 61 hr |
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