Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
571 FZAK51 PAFC 122308 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast up to 100 nm out including Kodiak Island and Cook Inlet. Wind forecasts reflect the predominant speed and direction expected. Sea forecasts represent an average of the highest one-third of the combined wind wave and swell height. PKZ197-131145- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 mb low 308 nm southeast of Middleton Island dissipates by the end of the weekend as it tracks northeast into Canada. High pressure builds into the Gulf through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ710-131145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-131145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-131145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-131145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-131145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-131145- Resurrection Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-131145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-131145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-131145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-131145- Port of Valdez- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-131145- Valdez Narrows- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-131145- Valdez Arm- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-131145- Passage Canal- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-131145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-131145- Barren Islands East- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-131145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-131145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-131145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-131145- Chiniak Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-131145- Marmot Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-131145- Shelikof Strait- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming SW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-131145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-131145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-131145- Kachemak Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$