Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
277 FZAK51 PAFC 031140 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 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- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 mb North Pacific low moves to 220 nm SE of Chignik at 976 mb by Sat morning. Its front lifts northward into the Gulf from Thu evening through Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-040015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ711-040015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ712-040015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ715-040015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ716-040015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-040015- Resurrection Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-040015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-040015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-040015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-040015- Port of Valdez- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-040015- Valdez Narrows- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-040015- Valdez Arm- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-040015- Passage Canal- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-040015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-040015- Barren Islands East- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-040015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-040015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-040015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-040015- Chiniak Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-040015- Marmot Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-040015- Shelikof Strait- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-040015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-040015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-040015- Kachemak Bay- 340 AM AKDT Thu Apr 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt except NE 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$