Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
448 FZAK51 PAFC 302236 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 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. PKZ197-011145- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... The Eastern Gulf ridge moves over Southeast Alaska for Thu morning. A front enters the Western Gulf Wed afternoon and moves to the Central Gulf by Thu afternoon. A 1009 mb North Pacific low moves to 325 nm South of Cape Suckling at 996 mb by Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ710-011145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ711-011145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-011145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-011145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-011145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-011145- Resurrection Bay- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-011145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-011145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-011145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-011145- Port of Valdez- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-011145- Valdez Narrows- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-011145- Valdez Arm- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-011145- Passage Canal- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-011145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-011145- Barren Islands East- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ733-011145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-011145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-011145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-011145- Chiniak Bay- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming SE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-011145- Marmot Bay- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-011145- Shelikof Strait- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-011145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-011145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-011145- Kachemak Bay- 236 PM AKDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$