Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
228 FZAK51 PAFC 111231 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 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. PKZ197-120145- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1012 mb low 190 nm S of Cape Suckling Thu morning dissipates Thu night. A 1018 mb low develops 75 nm S of Chenega Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-120145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ711-120145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ712-120145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ715-120145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-120145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ714-120145- Resurrection Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-120145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-120145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-120145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-120145- Port of Valdez- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ721-120145- Valdez Narrows- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ722-120145- Valdez Arm- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ723-120145- Passage Canal- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ730-120145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-120145- Barren Islands East- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ733-120145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-120145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-120145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ736-120145- Chiniak Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ737-120145- Marmot Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ738-120145- Shelikof Strait- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-120145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ740-120145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ741-120145- Kachemak Bay- 331 AM AKST Thu Dec 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$