Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
701 FZAK51 PAFC 251044 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 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. PKZ197-252300- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 mb low 75 nm south of Resurrection Bay lingers in the western Gulf through Thu evening and then weakens as it drifts 175 nm south of Icy Bay at 1002 mb Fri morning. Its front remains nearly stationary over southern Alaska through Thu afternoon and weakens Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-252300- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-252300- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-252300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-252300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-252300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-252300- Resurrection Bay- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-252300- Northwest Prince William Sound- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-252300- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-252300- Southwest Prince William Sound- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-252300- Port of Valdez- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-252300- Valdez Narrows- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-252300- Valdez Arm- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-252300- Passage Canal- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-252300- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ731-252300- Barren Islands East- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-252300- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-252300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ734-252300- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ736-252300- Chiniak Bay- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-252300- Marmot Bay- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-252300- Shelikof Strait- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-252300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-252300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-252300- Kachemak Bay- 244 AM AKDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$