Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
205 FZAK51 PAFC 080147 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 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. PKZ197-081300- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure builds into the Gulf through Thu morning. A trough moves into the Western Gulf by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ710-081300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ711-081300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ712-081300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-081300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-081300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-081300- Resurrection Bay- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-081300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-081300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-081300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-081300- Port of Valdez- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-081300- Valdez Narrows- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-081300- Valdez Arm- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-081300- Passage Canal- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-081300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-081300- Barren Islands East- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-081300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-081300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ734-081300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ736-081300- Chiniak Bay- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-081300- Marmot Bay- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-081300- Shelikof Strait- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-081300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas building to 9 ft. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-081300- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-081300- Kachemak Bay- 547 PM AKDT Tue Oct 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt except S 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Outer Bay, seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Outer Bay, S 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 4 ft. Outer Bay, seas 6 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Outer Bay, seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$