Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
883 FZAK51 PAFC 211120 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 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. PKZ197-220015- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A weak trough sweeps across Gulf of Alaska into Southeast Alaska through Wed morning. $$ PKZ710-220015- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ711-220015- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-220015- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-220015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-220015- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-220015- Resurrection Bay- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .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. $$ PKZ724-220015- Northwest Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-220015- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-220015- Southwest Prince William Sound- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-220015- Port of Valdez- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .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. $$ PKZ721-220015- Valdez Narrows- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ722-220015- Valdez Arm- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .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. $$ PKZ723-220015- Passage Canal- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-220015- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-220015- Barren Islands East- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 7 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-220015- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ732-220015- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ734-220015- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...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 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ736-220015- Chiniak Bay- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-220015- Marmot Bay- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-220015- Shelikof Strait- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-220015- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-220015- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ741-220015- Kachemak Bay- 320 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt except E 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$