Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
345 FZAK52 PAFC 111105 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 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. PKZ199-120015- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 mb low near Nelson Lagoon quickly moves inland to the Alaska Peninsula and dissipates. A 987 mb low arrives 90 nm S of Amchitka by Wed morning and moves to 85 nm S of Unalaska at 982 mb by Thu morning. Its front pushes into the Aleutians through Thu morning. $$ PKZ750-120015- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ751-120015- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ752-120015- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ753-120015- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ754-120015- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ755-120015- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt becoming NW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ756-120015- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ757-120015- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ758-120015- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ759-120015- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ770-120015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ772-120015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ771-120015- Unalaska Bay- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 45 kt in the morning. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ773-120015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. From Unalaska E, NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ774-120015- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 10 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ775-120015- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ776-120015- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 12 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ777-120015- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ778-120015- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ780-120015- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ781-120015- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ782-120015- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt becoming E 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...SE wind 25 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ783-120015- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ784-120015- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ785-120015- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ786-120015- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ787-120015- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread snow showers. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ766-120015- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ760-120015- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ761-120015- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ762-120015- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ763-120015- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 1 foot. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. $$ PKZ764-120015- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ765-120015- North and West of Nunivak Island- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .THU...N wind 30 kt. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ767-120015- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 305 AM AKDT Tue Mar 11 2025 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray W of Saint Matthew Island. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$