Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
563 FZAK51 PAFC 042330 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 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. PKZ197-051145- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front lingers in the southeastern Gulf through Sat morning. A second front enters the southwestern Gulf Sat morning and lifts to the northern Gulf Coast by Sun afternoon. A 1010 mb low develops along this front 140 nm E of Kodiak City mid-morning Sun and moves to 110 nm SE of Seward at 1009 mb Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-051145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-051145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-051145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-051145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-051145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-051145- Resurrection Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-051145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-051145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-051145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-051145- Port of Valdez- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-051145- Valdez Narrows- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-051145- Valdez Arm- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-051145- Passage Canal- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-051145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-051145- Barren Islands East- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-051145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-051145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-051145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-051145- Chiniak Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-051145- Marmot Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-051145- Shelikof Strait- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-051145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-051145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-051145- Kachemak Bay- 330 PM AKDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$