NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program (ASIP)

**Stay up to date with sea ice conditions around Alaska. In this new Alaska Sea Ice Update, our forecasters discuss the approaching local seasonal minimum, current ice coverage in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, and when new ice formation is expected along the coast. Watch the full briefing below for maps, analysis, and what to expect in the weeks ahead.**
https://youtu.be/E2HfNM50M3Y?si=z_WQoB2TD-sV7L1D (Last Update: September 9, 2025)

Our ASIP is staffed 7 days a week from 6:30 am to 3:30 pm
Operations Phone Line: 907.266.5138
Operations Email: nws.ar.ice@noaa.gov
Sea ice analyses back to 1 March 2010 can be viewed at the AOOS Arctic Portal
To request any archived sea ice analyses back to approx. 1989 in jpg or shapefile format, please email our operations team at nws.ar.ice@noaa.gov with your request.