Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
592 FZAK51 PAFC 032330 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 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. PKZ197-041230- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure over the Gulf of Alaska slides eastward through Sat morning. Weak troughing develops over the western Gulf and lingers through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-041230- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-041230- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-041230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-041230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-041230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-041230- Resurrection Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming S. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-041230- Northwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-041230- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-041230- Southwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-041230- Port of Valdez- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-041230- Valdez Narrows- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-041230- Valdez Arm- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-041230- Passage Canal- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-041230- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-041230- Barren Islands East- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-041230- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-041230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-041230- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-041230- Chiniak Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-041230- Marmot Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-041230- Shelikof Strait- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-041230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-041230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-041230- Kachemak Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Oct 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming SE 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. In the outer bay, SE wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. In the outer bay, E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$