Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
983 FZAK51 PAFC 032340 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 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. PKZ197-041300- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 mb North Pacific low moves to 275 nm South of Sitkinak at 981 mb for Sat afternoon. Its front sweeps across the Gulf from East to West through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-041300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-041300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt increasing 30 kt after midnight. Seas building to 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-041300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-041300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-041300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-041300- Resurrection Bay- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-041300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-041300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-041300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-041300- Port of Valdez- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-041300- Valdez Narrows- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-041300- Valdez Arm- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-041300- Passage Canal- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-041300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-041300- Barren Islands East- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-041300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-041300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-041300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-041300- Chiniak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-041300- Marmot Bay- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-041300- Shelikof Strait- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-041300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-041300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-041300- Kachemak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$