Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
619 FZAK51 PAFC 011224 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 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. PKZ197-020130- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the western Gulf Wed afternoon and moves towards the SE coast through Thu night. High pressure moves into the southern Gulf late early Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-020130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-020130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .THU...S wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-020130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-020130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-020130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-020130- Resurrection Bay- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt near Seward in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ724-020130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-020130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU...S wind 20 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-020130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 20 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-020130- Port of Valdez- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 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. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-020130- Valdez Narrows- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-020130- Valdez Arm- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-020130- Passage Canal- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 kts near Whittier, increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-020130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ731-020130- Barren Islands East- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-020130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-020130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-020130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-020130- Chiniak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-020130- Marmot Bay- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-020130- Shelikof Strait- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-020130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-020130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-020130- Kachemak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Wed Oct 1 2025 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt except S 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$