Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
384 FZAK52 PAFC 091156 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. 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. PKZ199-100045- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 mb low 340 nm W of Shemya remains nearly stationary through Thu afternoon, then moves to 230 nm WNW of Shemya at 962 mb Fri morning. Its front moves to the Central Aleutians by Fri afternoon. The low then moves to 320 nm W of Shemya at 967 mb Sat morning. A new 974 mb low moves to 120 nm S of Adak Sat morning. $$ PKZ750-100045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ751-100045- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ752-100045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ753-100045- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ754-100045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ755-100045- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ756-100045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ757-100045- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ758-100045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ759-100045- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ770-100045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ772-100045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ771-100045- Unalaska Bay- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-100045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ774-100045- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ775-100045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ776-100045- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ777-100045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ778-100045- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. $$ PKZ780-100045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ781-100045- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...S wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ782-100045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft. .SUN...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ783-100045- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft building to 19 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 23 ft. .SUN...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 22 ft. .MON...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft. $$ PKZ784-100045- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft building to 18 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 50 kt becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 14 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...S wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ785-100045- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft building to 21 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. .SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft. $$ PKZ786-100045- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 19 ft building to 26 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 23 ft. Rain showers. .FRI...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 24 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ787-100045- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 26 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 30 ft. Widespread rain showers. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft. $$ PKZ766-100045- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 12 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...SE wind 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. .SUN...SW wind 55 kt. Seas 30 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ760-100045- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ761-100045- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ762-100045- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ763-100045- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...S wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ764-100045- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ765-100045- North and West of Nunivak Island- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...S wind 55 kt. Seas 28 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ767-100045- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 356 AM AKDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 20 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 35 kt becoming E 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft building to 13 ft after midnight. .FRI...E wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...SE wind 60 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...SW wind 60 kt. Seas 24 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$