Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
390 FZAK51 PAFC 142312 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 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. PKZ197-151215- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front extends across the North Pacific to the South of the Gulf through Sun afternoon. A 998 mb low forms 40 nm South of Cape Yakataga Sat afternoon and moves over Cape Cleare at 994 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-151215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ711-151215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ712-151215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...S wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ715-151215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ716-151215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-151215- Resurrection Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-151215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-151215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-151215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-151215- Port of Valdez- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-151215- Valdez Narrows- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-151215- Valdez Arm- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-151215- Passage Canal- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-151215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-151215- Barren Islands East- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-151215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-151215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-151215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-151215- Chiniak Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-151215- Marmot Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-151215- Shelikof Strait- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-151215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-151215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-151215- Kachemak Bay- 312 PM AKDT Fri Mar 14 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$