Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
042 FZAK51 PAFC 272333 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 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. PKZ197-281215- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 981 mb low 220 nm SE of Kodiak moves to 340 nm SSE of Middleton Island at 985 mb Sun afternoon. The low begins to weaken on Mon while moving southeast into the N Pacific. $$ PKZ710-281215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ711-281215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ712-281215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ715-281215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ716-281215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ714-281215- Resurrection Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-281215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-281215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-281215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-281215- Port of Valdez- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-281215- Valdez Narrows- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-281215- Valdez Arm- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-281215- Passage Canal- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming W after midnight. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 20 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-281215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-281215- Barren Islands East- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-281215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ732-281215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-281215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-281215- Chiniak Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-281215- Marmot Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-281215- Shelikof Strait- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-281215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-281215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-281215- Kachemak Bay- 333 PM AKDT Sat Sep 27 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$