Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
816 FZAK51 PAFC 121200 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 400 AM 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 mb low 300 nm S of Middleton Island moves to 70 nm SW of Sitka at 1009 mb Sat afternoon. High presure builds into the Gulf Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-130300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt in the evening becoming W 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-130300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .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...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-130300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-130300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-130300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-130300- Resurrection Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 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. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-130300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-130300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 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. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-130300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-130300- Port of Valdez- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .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...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-130300- Valdez Narrows- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain in the morning. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-130300- Valdez Arm- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .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 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-130300- Passage Canal- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-130300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-130300- Barren Islands East- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-130300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .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...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-130300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-130300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-130300- Chiniak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-130300- Marmot Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 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 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-130300- Shelikof Strait- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-130300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-130300- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-130300- Kachemak Bay- 400 AM AKDT Sat Jul 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog in the morning. .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...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$