Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
248 FZAK51 PAFC 251138 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 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. PKZ197-260045- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1013 mb low forms 30 nm S of Seward this morning, then strengthens to 1000 mb as it shifts to 220 nm S of Middleton Island by Sat afternoon. This system begins to weaken as it exits into the North Pacific by Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-260045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-260045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-260045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-260045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-260045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-260045- Resurrection Bay- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-260045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-260045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-260045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-260045- Port of Valdez- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-260045- Valdez Narrows- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt decreasing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-260045- Valdez Arm- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-260045- Passage Canal- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-260045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-260045- Barren Islands East- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-260045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ732-260045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-260045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-260045- Chiniak Bay- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-260045- Marmot Bay- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-260045- Shelikof Strait- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ742-260045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-260045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-260045- Kachemak Bay- 338 AM AKDT Fri Jul 25 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$