Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
830 FZAK51 PAFC 111105 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 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. PKZ197-120030- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 mb low 145 nm E of Kodiak moves to 265 nm SW of Sitka at 992 mb by Wed morning. It continues to the southern Gulf afterwards. A 997 mb low forms 60 nm S of Seward Wed afternoon and moves near Middleton Island at 996 mb by Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-120030- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-120030- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-120030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ715-120030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-120030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-120030- Resurrection Bay- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming variable less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-120030- Northwest Prince William Sound- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-120030- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-120030- Southwest Prince William Sound- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-120030- Port of Valdez- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-120030- Valdez Narrows- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-120030- Valdez Arm- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-120030- Passage Canal- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt early becoming W 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-120030- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-120030- Barren Islands East- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-120030- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ732-120030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt except N 15 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-120030- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-120030- Chiniak Bay- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-120030- Marmot Bay- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-120030- Shelikof Strait- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-120030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-120030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-120030- Kachemak Bay- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt except N 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$