Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
048 FZAK51 PAFC 191518 AAB CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 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. PKZ197-200330- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low 50 nm east of Kodiak City moves to 100 nm south of Yakutat at 1012 mb for Mon morning, before exiting to the southeastern Gulf of Alaska. A front enters the southwestern Gulf Tue morning. $$ PKZ710-200330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-200330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-200330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ715-200330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-200330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-200330- Resurrection Bay- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt late. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-200330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-200330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-200330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-200330- Port of Valdez- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-200330- Valdez Narrows- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt becoming SW wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-200330- Valdez Arm- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-200330- Passage Canal- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt or less in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft subsiding. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-200330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-200330- Barren Islands East- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-200330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ732-200330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-200330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ736-200330- Chiniak Bay- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ737-200330- Marmot Bay- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-200330- Shelikof Strait- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ742-200330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-200330- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt becoming S 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-200330- Kachemak Bay- 718 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt early, then diminishing and shifting to W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft, building to 4 ft in the outer bay. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft, except 4 ft in the outer bay during the evening. .MON...S wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$