Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
997 FZAK51 PAFC 261203 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 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. PKZ197-270030- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 mb low 50 nm southeast of Seward remains nearly stationary as it intensifies to 985 mb by Sat morning. The low then moves 220 nm south of Middleton Island at 981 mb Sat evening and continues south into the North Pacific by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-270030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-270030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-270030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-270030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-270030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-270030- Resurrection Bay- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-270030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-270030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-270030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-270030- Port of Valdez- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-270030- Valdez Narrows- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-270030- Valdez Arm- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-270030- Passage Canal- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-270030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-270030- Barren Islands East- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-270030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-270030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-270030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 40 kt except W 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-270030- Chiniak Bay- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-270030- Marmot Bay- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-270030- Shelikof Strait- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-270030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-270030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-270030- Kachemak Bay- 403 AM AKDT Fri Sep 26 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except W 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$