Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
796 FZAK51 PAFC 242317 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 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. PKZ197-251215- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves into the southwestern Gulf Sat morning. This front weakens and stalls in the northern Gulf Sun. A 1008 mb low develops along the front Sun afternoon 130 nm SW of Middleton Island. $$ PKZ710-251215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ711-251215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ712-251215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ715-251215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ716-251215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-251215- Resurrection Bay- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-251215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-251215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-251215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-251215- Port of Valdez- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-251215- Valdez Narrows- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-251215- Valdez Arm- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-251215- Passage Canal- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-251215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-251215- Barren Islands East- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-251215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SUN...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-251215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-251215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-251215- Chiniak Bay- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-251215- Marmot Bay- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-251215- Shelikof Strait- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-251215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .MON...N wind 20 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 20 kt. $$ PKZ740-251215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. $$ PKZ741-251215- Kachemak Bay- 217 PM AKST Sat Jan 24 2026 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$