Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
404 FZAK51 PAFC 031101 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 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. PKZ197-040015- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 mb low 200 nm SW of Sitka remains nearly stationary and dissipates by Mon morning. High pressure remains in place over the western Gulf through Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-040015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-040015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-040015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ715-040015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-040015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-040015- Resurrection Bay- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-040015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-040015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-040015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ720-040015- Port of Valdez- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-040015- Valdez Narrows- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt becoming S wind 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-040015- Valdez Arm- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-040015- Passage Canal- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-040015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ731-040015- Barren Islands East- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-040015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-040015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-040015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-040015- Chiniak Bay- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ737-040015- Marmot Bay- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ738-040015- Shelikof Strait- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ742-040015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-040015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 1 ft building to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-040015- Kachemak Bay- 301 AM AKDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$