Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
659 FZAK51 PAFC 062336 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 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. PKZ197-071300- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 mb low 35 nm NW of Middleton Island moves to 50 nm SW of Yakutat at 1009 mb by Tue morning. The low weakens and dissipates by Tue afternoon. Ridging builds into the Gulf afterwards through Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ710-071300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-071300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-071300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-071300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-071300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-071300- Resurrection Bay- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming N 15 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-071300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-071300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-071300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-071300- Port of Valdez- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-071300- Valdez Narrows- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-071300- Valdez Arm- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-071300- Passage Canal- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts to near 30 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the morning. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-071300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-071300- Barren Islands East- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-071300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-071300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-071300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-071300- Chiniak Bay- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-071300- Marmot Bay- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-071300- Shelikof Strait- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-071300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-071300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-071300- Kachemak Bay- 336 PM AKDT Mon Oct 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. In the outer bay, W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 20 kt except S 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$