Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
774 FZAK51 PAFC 021224 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 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. PKZ197-030115- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front over the Gulf and west Gulf coast begins to weaken by Fri morning. A 1000 mb low 60 nm south of Akhiok merges with another low 290 nm south of Middleton Island at 998 mb this afternoon. This low dissipates Fri morning. Another front enters the western Gulf Fri night and spreads to the Southcentral coast through Sat morning. $$ PKZ710-030115- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-030115- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-030115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-030115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-030115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-030115- Resurrection Bay- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-030115- Northwest Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-030115- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-030115- Southwest Prince William Sound- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-030115- Port of Valdez- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-030115- Valdez Narrows- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-030115- Valdez Arm- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-030115- Passage Canal- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-030115- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-030115- Barren Islands East- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-030115- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-030115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-030115- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. N of Dangerous Cape, SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-030115- Chiniak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-030115- Marmot Bay- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-030115- Shelikof Strait- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-030115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-030115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-030115- Kachemak Bay- 424 AM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$