Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
363 FZAK51 PAFC 171142 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 AM AKDT Sat May 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. PKZ197-180045- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure lingers in the Gulf through Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-180045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-180045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-180045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-180045- Resurrection Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-180045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-180045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-180045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-180045- Port of Valdez- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-180045- Valdez Narrows- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-180045- Valdez Arm- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-180045- Passage Canal- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-180045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-180045- Barren Islands East- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-180045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-180045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-180045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-180045- Chiniak Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-180045- Marmot Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-180045- Shelikof Strait- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-180045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-180045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-180045- Kachemak Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat May 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$