Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
202 FZAK51 PAFC 102351 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 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. PKZ197-111245- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 mb low 45 nm SE of Kodiak City moves to 75 nm S of Middleton Island at 997 mb Fri morning and continues inland by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-111245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ711-111245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ712-111245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ715-111245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ716-111245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ714-111245- Resurrection Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-111245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-111245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-111245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. Isolated thunderstorms. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-111245- Port of Valdez- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-111245- Valdez Narrows- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-111245- Valdez Arm- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-111245- Passage Canal- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. Widespread rain showers. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-111245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 30 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-111245- Barren Islands East- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ733-111245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-111245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ734-111245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-111245- Chiniak Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-111245- Marmot Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-111245- Shelikof Strait- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-111245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Widespread rain showers. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-111245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-111245- Kachemak Bay- 351 PM AKDT Wed Sep 10 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$