Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
546 FZAK51 PAFC 022254 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 254 PM 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. PKZ197-031130- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 mb low 310 nm South of Middleton Island dissipates Fri afternoon. Its front moves into the Eastern Gulf and dissipates Sat morning. A second front enters the Western Gulf Fri afternoon and extends across the Central Gulf through Sat afternoon. $$ PKZ710-031130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-031130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-031130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-031130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ716-031130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ714-031130- Resurrection Bay- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .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 becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-031130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-031130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-031130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-031130- Port of Valdez- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .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...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT...Variable wind less than 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...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-031130- Valdez Narrows- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-031130- Valdez Arm- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .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. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-031130- Passage Canal- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-031130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-031130- Barren Islands East- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-031130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-031130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-031130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-031130- Chiniak Bay- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-031130- Marmot Bay- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-031130- Shelikof Strait- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-031130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-031130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-031130- Kachemak Bay- 254 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$