Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
305 FZAK51 PAFC 092251 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 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. PKZ197-101200- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 mb low 240 nm E of Kodiak City transits the Gulf of Alaska, lifting to 80 nm S of Yakutat at 1006 mb by Sun morning before continuing inland Sun afternoon. A 1014 mb low quickly moves to 140 nm S of Cape Suckling Mon morning before dissipating over Yakutat by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ710-101200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-101200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-101200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-101200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-101200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-101200- Resurrection Bay- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 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 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-101200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-101200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-101200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-101200- Port of Valdez- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-101200- Valdez Narrows- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-101200- Valdez Arm- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-101200- Passage Canal- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-101200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-101200- Barren Islands East- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-101200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-101200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-101200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-101200- Chiniak Bay- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-101200- Marmot Bay- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-101200- Shelikof Strait- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-101200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-101200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-101200- Kachemak Bay- 251 PM AKDT Sat Aug 9 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$