Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
233 FZAK51 PAFC 181210 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 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. PKZ197-190030- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low 15 nm South of Yakutat moves to 70 nm West of Sitka at 999 mb Sat morning. It remains nearly stationary before moving onshore over Port Alexander Sun morning at 1008 mb. $$ PKZ710-190030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper Delta. Seas 6 ft. Areas of blowing dust. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out Seas 6 ft. Areas of blowing dust. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper Delta. Seas 5 ft. Areas of blowing dust. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-190030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the morning increasing to 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-190030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-190030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-190030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-190030- Resurrection Bay- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-190030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-190030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-190030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-190030- Port of Valdez- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Valdez. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-190030- Valdez Narrows- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-190030- Valdez Arm- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-190030- Passage Canal- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-190030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-190030- Barren Islands East- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-190030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-190030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt except N 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt except NW 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-190030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt except NW 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt except NW 30 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ736-190030- Chiniak Bay- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-190030- Marmot Bay- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-190030- Shelikof Strait- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-190030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ740-190030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ741-190030- Kachemak Bay- 410 AM AKDT Fri Oct 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt except N 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft except 7 ft near the outer bay. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft except 6 ft near the outer bay. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$