Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
869 FZAK51 PAFC 041105 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 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. PKZ197-042315- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 mb North Pacific low complex moves to 180 nm S of Sitkinak at 978 mb for Sat morning. It pivots to 330 nm SE of Sitkinak at 985 mb by Sun morning. Its front lingers across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-042315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ711-042315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft building to 20 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 21 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-042315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-042315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-042315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-042315- Resurrection Bay- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-042315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-042315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-042315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-042315- Port of Valdez- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-042315- Valdez Narrows- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-042315- Valdez Arm- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-042315- Passage Canal- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-042315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-042315- Barren Islands East- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-042315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-042315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-042315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-042315- Chiniak Bay- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-042315- Marmot Bay- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-042315- Shelikof Strait- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-042315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-042315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-042315- Kachemak Bay- 305 AM AKDT Fri Apr 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$