Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
980 FZAK51 PAFC 202340 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 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. PKZ197-211300- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A trough sweeps the western Gulf Tue afternoon through Wed morning. $$ PKZ710-211300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-211300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-211300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-211300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-211300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-211300- Resurrection Bay- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-211300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-211300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-211300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-211300- Port of Valdez- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .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. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-211300- Valdez Narrows- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-211300- Valdez Arm- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-211300- Passage Canal- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-211300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-211300- Barren Islands East- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-211300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-211300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-211300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-211300- Chiniak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-211300- Marmot Bay- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-211300- Shelikof Strait- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-211300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-211300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-211300- Kachemak Bay- 340 PM AKDT Mon May 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt except E 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$