Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
331 FZAK51 PAFC 201109 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 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. PKZ197-210000- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the southwestern Gulf of Alaska pushes to the north Gulf coast by Mon afternoon before moving inland through Tue morning. A 1014 mb low forms on the front near the Barren Islands Mon morning and moves along the front to near Seward through Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-210000- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-210000- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-210000- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-210000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-210000- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-210000- Resurrection Bay- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-210000- Northwest Prince William Sound- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-210000- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-210000- Southwest Prince William Sound- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-210000- Port of Valdez- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain with snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-210000- Valdez Narrows- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-210000- Valdez Arm- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-210000- Passage Canal- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-210000- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-210000- Barren Islands East- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-210000- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-210000- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-210000- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-210000- Chiniak Bay- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-210000- Marmot Bay- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-210000- Shelikof Strait- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-210000- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-210000- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-210000- Kachemak Bay- 309 AM AKDT Sun Apr 20 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except E 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$