Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
387 FZAK51 PAFC 012227 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 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. PKZ197-021145- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front moves across the AKPEN and into the western Gulf by late tonight. Low pressure organizes along the front, 325 nm southeast of Kodiak at 996 mb by Thu afternoon. The low weakens and drapes a front across the central and eastern Gulf by Fri afternoon. $$ PKZ710-021145- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ711-021145- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-021145- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ715-021145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-021145- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-021145- Resurrection Bay- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...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. Rain. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI AND 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. $$ PKZ724-021145- Northwest Prince William Sound- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-021145- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-021145- Southwest Prince William Sound- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-021145- Port of Valdez- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...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 in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-021145- Valdez Narrows- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-021145- Valdez Arm- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-021145- Passage Canal- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-021145- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-021145- Barren Islands East- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-021145- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-021145- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-021145- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-021145- Chiniak Bay- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-021145- Marmot Bay- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-021145- Shelikof Strait- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-021145- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ740-021145- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-021145- Kachemak Bay- 227 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 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. $$