159 

FZAK69 PAFG 171145
OFFAFG

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
400 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Offshore Waters Forecast for the US Arctic Waters

Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of
the combined wind wave and swell height. Individual waves may be
twice as high.

PKZ500-180000-
Western US Arctic Offshore-
400 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

No forecast as area is mostly ice-covered.

$$

PKZ505-180000-
Central US Arctic Offshore-
400 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

No forecast as area is mostly ice-covered.

$$

PKZ510-180000-
Eastern US Arctic Offshore-
400 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

No forecast as area is mostly ice-covered.

$$

Apr 26






950 

FZAK67 PAJK 171145
OFFAJK

Offshore Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Juneau AK
345 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Offshore waters forecast for Gulf of Alaska east of 144W

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Sea forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

PKZ398-180545-
345 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA...
High pressure over the panhandle will weaken as a low pressure
system moves east into the far northern Gulf on Friday. A
stronger area of low pressure moves from the northern Pacific
passing south of Haida Gwaii on Sunday.

$$

PKZ311-180545-
Gulf of Alaska North of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W-
345 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less
than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less. Rain.
.SAT...Winds light increasing to W 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 ft or less. Rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ312-180545-
Gulf of Alaska South of 57 Degrees North and East of 144 W-
345 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain early in the morning.
.TONIGHT...Wind variable less than 15 kt. Seas 6 ft or less.
Rain.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W gale to 35 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$






772 

FZAK61 PAFG 171146
OFFN15

Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
345 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...Please refer to the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastline
forecasts...

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 kt.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...Light winds becoming W 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 5 kt.
.SAT...E winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 kt.

Cape Thompson to Cape Beaufort from 15 to 85 NM-

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

Cape Beaufort to Point Franklin from 15 to 85 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.

Point Franklin to Cape Halkett from 15 to 75 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.

Cape Halkett to Flaxman Island from 15 to 80 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.

Flaxman Island to Demarcation Point from 15 to 75 NM-

.TODAY...SW winds 5 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 5 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt.

$$






624 

FZAK61 PAJK 171146
OFFN11


Coastal Waters Forecast for Southeast Alaska
National Weather Service Juneau AK
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

Southeast Alaska Coastal Waters from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling out 100 NM

Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction
expected. Seas forecasts represent the average of the highest
one-third of the combined windwave and swell height.

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.

Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain.
.SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

Cape Decision to Cape Edgecumbe from 15 to 80 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

Cape Edgecumbe to Cape Spencer from 15 to 80 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

Cape Spencer to Cape Fairweather from 15 to 85 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

Cape Fairweather to Icy Cape from 15 to 80 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft.
Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling out to 15 NM-

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SE gale to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.

Icy Cape to Cape Suckling from 15 to 80 NM-

.TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain.
.SAT...S wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$






820 

FZAK62 PAFG 171146
OFFN14

Navtex Marine Forecast
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
346 AM AKDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...Please refer to the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed coastline
forecasts...

Etolin Strait to Dall Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 kt.
.SAT...E winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less.

Dall Point to Kwikpak Pass out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kwikpak Pass to Cape Stephens out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...W winds 10 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Cape Stephens to Moses Point out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Moses Point to Sledge Island out to 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 20 kt.

Sledge Island to Wales out to 15 NM-

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

Wales to Cape Espenberg out to 15 NM-

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

Cape Espenberg to Motherwood Point out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...W winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.

Motherwood Point to Cape Krusenstern out to 10 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt becoming NW.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt.

Cape Krusenstern to Cape Thompson out to 15 NM-

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

South Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or
less. Heavy freezing spray.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM
or less. Heavy freezing spray.

North Side of Saint Lawrence Island out to 15 NM-

.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...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Etolin Strait to Kwemeluk Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Southwest of Saint Lawrence Island from 15 to 100 NM-

.TODAY...NE winds 20 kt.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT...NE winds 35 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 40 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Norton Sound greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 15 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 25 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kwemeluk Pass to Kwikpak Pass from 15 to 90 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 kt.
.SAT...NE winds 20 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Sledge Island to Wales greater than 15 NM-

.TODAY...N winds 25 kt. Blowing 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...NE winds 30 kt. Blowing snow. Vsby 1 NM or less.

Kotzebue Sound greater than 10 NM-

.TODAY...NW winds 10 kt.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 kt.
.SAT...N winds 15 kt.
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 kt.

Wales to Cape Thompson greater than 15 NM-

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

$$