Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
088 FZAK51 PAFC 310008 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 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. PKZ197-311315- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...1008 mb low 140 nm West of Sitka exits the Southeastern Gulf at 1001 mb for Fri afternoon. High pressure builds over the Western Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-311315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper Delta. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray near the Copper Delta. .FRI...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper Delta. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt out of the Copper Delta. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-311315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ712-311315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ715-311315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ716-311315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-311315- Resurrection Bay- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ724-311315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-311315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-311315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-311315- Port of Valdez- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 45 kt near Valdez in the evening. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-311315- Valdez Narrows- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-311315- Valdez Arm- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt before midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-311315- Passage Canal- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt near Whittier. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-311315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-311315- Barren Islands East- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-311315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-311315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ734-311315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-311315- Chiniak Bay- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-311315- Marmot Bay- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-311315- Shelikof Strait- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-311315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-311315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-311315- Kachemak Bay- 308 PM AKST Thu Jan 30 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$