Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
380 FZAK51 PAFC 082331 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 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. PKZ197-091245- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A N Pacific low moves to 140 nm E of Cape Chiniak at 1001 mb Sat afternoon. The low transits the Gulf of Alaska moving to 55 nm S of Icy Bay at 1006 mb by Sun morning before pushing inland Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-091245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-091245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-091245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-091245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-091245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-091245- Resurrection Bay- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming Variable wind less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-091245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-091245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-091245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-091245- Port of Valdez- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-091245- Valdez Narrows- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-091245- Valdez Arm- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-091245- Passage Canal- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-091245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-091245- Barren Islands East- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-091245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-091245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-091245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-091245- Chiniak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-091245- Marmot Bay- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-091245- Shelikof Strait- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-091245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-091245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-091245- Kachemak Bay- 331 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$