Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
914 FZAK52 PAFC 230006 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 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. PKZ199-231245- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A front from a 994 mb Kamchatka low will slowly move eastward in the western Aleutians through Sun afternoon. a 1002 mb low arrives 160 nm S of Kiska by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ750-231245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ751-231245- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ752-231245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ753-231245- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ754-231245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ755-231245- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ756-231245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ757-231245- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ758-231245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-231245- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ770-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ772-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ771-231245- Unalaska Bay- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ773-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ774-231245- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...S wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ775-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ776-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ777-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ778-231245- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ780-231245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ781-231245- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ782-231245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ783-231245- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ784-231245- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ785-231245- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SUN...S wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ786-231245- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ787-231245- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Areas of fog. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ766-231245- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ760-231245- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ761-231245- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ762-231245- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ763-231245- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 40 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ764-231245- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ765-231245- North and West of Nunivak Island- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...S wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ767-231245- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 406 PM AKDT Fri Aug 22 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Areas of fog. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft in the afternoon. Areas of fog. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Areas of fog. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$