Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
235 FZAK51 PAFC 081151 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 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. PKZ197-090030- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... High pressure builds into the Gulf through Thu morning. A trough moves into the Western Gulf by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ710-090030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ711-090030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ712-090030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-090030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-090030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-090030- Resurrection Bay- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-090030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-090030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-090030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-090030- Port of Valdez- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-090030- Valdez Narrows- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-090030- Valdez Arm- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-090030- Passage Canal- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-090030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-090030- Barren Islands East- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-090030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-090030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-090030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ736-090030- Chiniak Bay- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-090030- Marmot Bay- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-090030- Shelikof Strait- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-090030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-090030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-090030- Kachemak Bay- 351 AM AKDT Wed Oct 8 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Outer Bay, S 30 kt becoming SW. Seas 4 ft. Outer Bay, seas 6 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Outer Bay, seas 8 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$