Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
887 FZAK52 PAFC 071248 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 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. PKZ199-080115- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... Strong offshore winds continue in the Eastern Bering due to a 975 mb in the Gulf and high pressure over Northern Alaska and the Bering Strait. A 977 mb low 290 nm S of Atka continues to 540 nm S of Cold Bay at 983 mb by Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ750-080115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-080115- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ752-080115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ753-080115- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ754-080115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ755-080115- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ756-080115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ757-080115- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ758-080115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ759-080115- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ770-080115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ772-080115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ771-080115- Unalaska Bay- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ773-080115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ774-080115- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ775-080115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ776-080115- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ777-080115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ778-080115- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ780-080115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ781-080115- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ782-080115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow showers. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ783-080115- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ784-080115- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ785-080115- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ786-080115- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ787-080115- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ766-080115- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ760-080115- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ761-080115- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ762-080115- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ763-080115- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ764-080115- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Extreme freezing spray at a rate of 4 cm per hour or greater may rapidly accumulate on vessels. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ765-080115- North and West of Nunivak Island- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. $$ PKZ767-080115- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 348 AM AKST Sun Dec 7 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... NE 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$