Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
870 FZAK51 PAFC 131230 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 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. PKZ197-140130- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure sits over the northern Gulf through Thu afternoon. A front moves into the Southwestern Gulf by Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-140130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-140130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-140130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-140130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-140130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-140130- Resurrection Bay- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-140130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-140130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-140130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-140130- Port of Valdez- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-140130- Valdez Narrows- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-140130- Valdez Arm- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-140130- Passage Canal- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-140130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-140130- Barren Islands East- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-140130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-140130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-140130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-140130- Chiniak Bay- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ737-140130- Marmot Bay- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-140130- Shelikof Strait- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-140130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-140130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-140130- Kachemak Bay- 330 AM AKST Thu Nov 13 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. and rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$