Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
740 FZAK51 PAFC 070030 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 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. PKZ197-071345- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 mb low 90 nm SW of Middleton Island moves to 130 nm SE of Kodiak City at 973 mb Sun morning. The low broadens as it weakens, then remains nearly stationary over the central Gulf until Mon afternoon. As the low sits over the central Gulf, a series of fronts will move west across the northern Gulf. $$ PKZ710-071345- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-071345- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-071345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-071345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-071345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-071345- Resurrection Bay- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ724-071345- Northwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-071345- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-071345- Southwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ720-071345- Port of Valdez- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ721-071345- Valdez Narrows- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...N wind 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-071345- Valdez Arm- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ723-071345- Passage Canal- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-071345- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 50 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-071345- Barren Islands East- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-071345- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow with rain. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-071345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-071345- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-071345- Chiniak Bay- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-071345- Marmot Bay- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ738-071345- Shelikof Strait- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-071345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-071345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-071345- Kachemak Bay- 330 PM AKST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt except NE 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt except NE 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$