Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
235 FZAK51 PAFC 032242 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 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. PKZ197-041130- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 140 nm S of Sitkinak Island remains nearly stationary through tonight and dissipates Fri morning. Its front lingers across the southern Gulf through Sat morning. A second front enters the southwestern Gulf Sat afternoon as high pressure lingers across the northern Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-041130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-041130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-041130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-041130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-041130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-041130- Resurrection Bay- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-041130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-041130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-041130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-041130- Port of Valdez- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-041130- Valdez Narrows- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-041130- Valdez Arm- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-041130- Passage Canal- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-041130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-041130- Barren Islands East- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-041130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ732-041130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-041130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-041130- Chiniak Bay- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-041130- Marmot Bay- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-041130- Shelikof Strait- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-041130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-041130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-041130- Kachemak Bay- 242 PM AKDT Thu Jul 3 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$