Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
592 FZAK51 PAFC 160013 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 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. PKZ197-161300- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front from an Aleutian low moves into the Southwestern Gulf Sat evening. This front moves to the central Gulf by Sun afternoon then to the northern Gulf Coast by Mon morning. A second front enters the southwestern Gulf Sun afternoon and merges with the initial front in the central Gulf Sun evening. $$ PKZ710-161300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-161300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-161300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-161300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-161300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-161300- Resurrection Bay- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-161300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-161300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-161300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-161300- Port of Valdez- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-161300- Valdez Narrows- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-161300- Valdez Arm- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-161300- Passage Canal- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-161300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-161300- Barren Islands East- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ733-161300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ732-161300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-161300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-161300- Chiniak Bay- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-161300- Marmot Bay- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-161300- Shelikof Strait- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-161300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming S 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-161300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-161300- Kachemak Bay- 413 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$