Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
383 FZAK51 PAFC 222318 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 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. PKZ197-231200- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A Central Gulf front moves into Southeast Alaska for Thu night. A weak ridge moves across the Gulf through Fri afternoon. A 1007 mb low forms on the front 70 nm Northwest of Kodiak City Fri morning and moves along the front to 85 nm South of Seward at 1003 mb by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-231200- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ711-231200- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-231200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-231200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-231200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ714-231200- Resurrection Bay- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft after midnight. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-231200- Northwest Prince William Sound- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-231200- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-231200- Southwest Prince William Sound- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-231200- Port of Valdez- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-231200- Valdez Narrows- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-231200- Valdez Arm- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-231200- Passage Canal- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-231200- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-231200- Barren Islands East- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-231200- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-231200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ734-231200- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ736-231200- Chiniak Bay- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-231200- Marmot Bay- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-231200- Shelikof Strait- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-231200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-231200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-231200- Kachemak Bay- 318 PM AKDT Wed May 22 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except S 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$