Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
353 FZAK51 PAFC 032353 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 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. PKZ197-041245- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front in the southwestern Gulf of Alaska pushes to the west- central Gulf through Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-041245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-041245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-041245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-041245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-041245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-041245- Resurrection Bay- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-041245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-041245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-041245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-041245- Port of Valdez- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-041245- Valdez Narrows- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-041245- Valdez Arm- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-041245- Passage Canal- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-041245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-041245- Barren Islands East- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-041245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-041245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-041245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-041245- Chiniak Bay- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-041245- Marmot Bay- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-041245- Shelikof Strait- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-041245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-041245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-041245- Kachemak Bay- 353 PM AKDT Wed Sep 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$