Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
648 FZAK51 PAFC 220123 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 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. PKZ197-221445- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Several troughs move over the Gulf through Fri afternoon. High pressure spreads across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-221445- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-221445- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-221445- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-221445- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-221445- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-221445- Resurrection Bay- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-221445- Northwest Prince William Sound- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-221445- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-221445- Southwest Prince William Sound- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-221445- Port of Valdez- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-221445- Valdez Narrows- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-221445- Valdez Arm- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-221445- Passage Canal- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-221445- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-221445- Barren Islands East- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-221445- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-221445- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt except NW 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 4 ft except 8 ft N of Dangerous Cape. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-221445- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-221445- Chiniak Bay- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-221445- Marmot Bay- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-221445- Shelikof Strait- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. N end of Strait...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-221445- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ740-221445- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 1 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-221445- Kachemak Bay- 423 PM AKST Thu Nov 21 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$