Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
101 FZAK51 PAFC 031302 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 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. PKZ197-040130- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the northern Gulf Coast slides over Southeast Alaska Wed morning. A 1002 mb North Pacific low lifts into the Western Gulf near 55N 152W Friday morning. $$ PKZ710-040130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-040130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-040130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-040130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-040130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-040130- Resurrection Bay- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-040130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-040130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .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...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-040130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-040130- Port of Valdez- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Rain and snow. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-040130- Valdez Narrows- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-040130- Valdez Arm- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-040130- Passage Canal- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-040130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ731-040130- Barren Islands East- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-040130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-040130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-040130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-040130- Chiniak Bay- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 1 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft building to 3 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-040130- Marmot Bay- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-040130- Shelikof Strait- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ742-040130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ740-040130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ741-040130- Kachemak Bay- 402 AM AKST Wed Dec 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$