Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
171 FZAK51 PAFC 062314 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 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. PKZ197-071130- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves into the Gulf from the west and tracks to the Gulf Coast Mon afternoon before pushing inland. A second front moves into the Gulf Monday night and tracks to the Gulf Coast Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ710-071130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-071130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-071130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-071130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-071130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-071130- Resurrection Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ724-071130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-071130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-071130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-071130- Port of Valdez- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-071130- Valdez Narrows- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ722-071130- Valdez Arm- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-071130- Passage Canal- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. $$ PKZ730-071130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-071130- Barren Islands East- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-071130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-071130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-071130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-071130- Chiniak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. .MON...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-071130- Marmot Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Patchy fog. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-071130- Shelikof Strait- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ742-071130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-071130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-071130- Kachemak Bay- 314 PM AKDT Sun Sep 6 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$