Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
702 FZAK51 PAFC 181030 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 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. PKZ197-182300- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure lingers across the Gulf through Sat afternoon. High pressure moves across the southern Gulf Sat afternoon. A front moves into the western Gulf Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-182300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-182300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-182300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-182300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-182300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ714-182300- Resurrection Bay- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-182300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-182300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-182300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-182300- Port of Valdez- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-182300- Valdez Narrows- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-182300- Valdez Arm- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-182300- Passage Canal- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-182300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-182300- Barren Islands East- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-182300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-182300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-182300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-182300- Chiniak Bay- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-182300- Marmot Bay- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-182300- Shelikof Strait- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-182300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-182300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-182300- Kachemak Bay- 230 AM AKDT Fri Apr 18 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$