Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
832 FZAK51 PAFC 171124 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 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. PKZ197-180015- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure will linger across the Gulf through Mon. $$ PKZ710-180015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt out of the Copper Delta early Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ711-180015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ712-180015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ715-180015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of Bays and Passes early. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ716-180015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ714-180015- Resurrection Bay- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt early. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-180015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-180015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-180015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-180015- Port of Valdez- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming W wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Valdez in the morning. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-180015- Valdez Narrows- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming s wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-180015- Valdez Arm- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-180015- Passage Canal- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-180015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-180015- Barren Islands East- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ733-180015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-180015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-180015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-180015- Chiniak Bay- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-180015- Marmot Bay- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-180015- Shelikof Strait- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Haze. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ742-180015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-180015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-180015- Kachemak Bay- 324 AM AKDT Sun Aug 17 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$