Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
187 FZAK51 PAFC 171102 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 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. PKZ197-172330- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1015 mb low roughly 140 mm S of Middleton Island quickly moves into the eastern Gulf this afternoon. A 1002 mb low moves over Kodiak Island Sat night before moving 65 nm S of Seward at 1006 mb Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-172330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-172330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ712-172330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ715-172330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-172330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ714-172330- Resurrection Bay- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-172330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-172330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-172330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-172330- Port of Valdez- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-172330- Valdez Narrows- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-172330- Valdez Arm- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-172330- Passage Canal- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-172330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-172330- Barren Islands East- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-172330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ732-172330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-172330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-172330- Chiniak Bay- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .SAT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-172330- Marmot Bay- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-172330- Shelikof Strait- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-172330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-172330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-172330- Kachemak Bay- 302 AM AKDT Fri May 17 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$