Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
576 FZAK51 PAFC 090130 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 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. PKZ197-091315- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure continues in the Gulf through late Thu morning. A trough moves into the Gulf Thu afternoon. A 1015 mb low forms 60 nm N of Middleton Thu afternoon and moves to 40 nm SW of Yakutat at 1015 mb by Fri morning. The low dissipates afterwards as it moves southeast. $$ PKZ710-091315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-091315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-091315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-091315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ716-091315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-091315- Resurrection Bay- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-091315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-091315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-091315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-091315- Port of Valdez- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-091315- Valdez Narrows- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-091315- Valdez Arm- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-091315- Passage Canal- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-091315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-091315- Barren Islands East- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-091315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-091315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ734-091315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ736-091315- Chiniak Bay- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-091315- Marmot Bay- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-091315- Shelikof Strait- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-091315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-091315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-091315- Kachemak Bay- 530 PM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Outer Bay, seas 6 ft building to 8 ft into the evening. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Outer Bay, seas 6 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt except W 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$