Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
069 FZAK51 PAFC 021150 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 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. PKZ197-030015- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low forms 70 nm SE of Chignik Wed morning and moves to 100 nm S of Sitkinak at 1001 mb Thu morning. The low remains nearly stationary and weakens to 1009 mb Fri morning. Its front moves across the Gulf through Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-030015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ711-030015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-030015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-030015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-030015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-030015- Resurrection Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-030015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-030015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-030015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-030015- Port of Valdez- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 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. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-030015- Valdez Narrows- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-030015- Valdez Arm- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-030015- Passage Canal- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-030015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-030015- Barren Islands East- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ733-030015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-030015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-030015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-030015- Chiniak Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-030015- Marmot Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-030015- Shelikof Strait- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-030015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-030015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-030015- Kachemak Bay- 350 AM AKDT Wed Jul 2 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$