Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
993 FZAK51 PAFC 232300 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 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. PKZ197-241145- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front enters the Western Gulf Thu night and extends across the Gulf by Sat afternoon. A 1008 mb low forms on the front 80 nm Northwest of Kodiak City and moves to 180 nm South of Cape Cleare at 999 mb for Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-241145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ711-241145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ712-241145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ715-241145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ716-241145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ714-241145- Resurrection Bay- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-241145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-241145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-241145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-241145- Port of Valdez- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-241145- Valdez Narrows- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-241145- Valdez Arm- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-241145- Passage Canal- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-241145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-241145- Barren Islands East- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ733-241145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ732-241145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ734-241145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ736-241145- Chiniak Bay- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-241145- Marmot Bay- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-241145- Shelikof Strait- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-241145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-241145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-241145- Kachemak Bay- 300 PM AKDT Thu May 23 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$