Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
395 FZAK51 PAFC 171215 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 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- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front pushes across the northern Gulf Coast through Mon afternoon. A 989 mb low develops along this front 35 nm SE of Whittier mid-morning Mon, and moves inland across Southcentral Alaska through Tue morning. A 999 mb low moves to 125 nm SE of Middleton Island Tue morning, then to 35 nm NW of Yakutat at 1006 mb Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-180045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ711-180045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ712-180045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ715-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ716-180045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ714-180045- Resurrection Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-180045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-180045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt early becoming S 15 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-180045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-180045- Port of Valdez- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-180045- Valdez Narrows- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-180045- Valdez Arm- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-180045- Passage Canal- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-180045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt becoming variable 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-180045- Barren Islands East- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ733-180045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ732-180045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ734-180045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ736-180045- Chiniak Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-180045- Marmot Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 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. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-180045- Shelikof Strait- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-180045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-180045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-180045- Kachemak Bay- 315 AM AKST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers with snow showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$