Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
682 FZAK51 PAFC 251245 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 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. PKZ197-260145- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the southwestern Gulf this morning and moves to the northern Gulf Coast Thu morning. A 997 mb North Pacific low develops along a front and moves to 50 nm E of Sitkinak at 999 mb Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-260145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-260145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-260145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-260145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-260145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-260145- Resurrection Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain with snow. .WED...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-260145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-260145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-260145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-260145- Port of Valdez- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-260145- Valdez Narrows- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-260145- Valdez Arm- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-260145- Passage Canal- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-260145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ731-260145- Barren Islands East- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-260145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-260145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-260145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-260145- Chiniak Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ737-260145- Marmot Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-260145- Shelikof Strait- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ742-260145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ740-260145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-260145- Kachemak Bay- 345 AM AKST Tue Nov 25 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NE 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$