Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
713 FZAK51 PAFC 181500 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 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. PKZ197-190315- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb low crosses the Alaska Peninsula and moves across the Barren Islands Wed morning. The low passes over Middleton Island at 1000 mb Wed afternoon, then across Yakutat at 1005 mb and inland by Thu morning. $$ PKZ710-190315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-190315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-190315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-190315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ716-190315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-190315- Resurrection Bay- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-190315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...S wind 15 kt becoming W 15 kt during the morning. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-190315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-190315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...SW wind 20 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-190315- Port of Valdez- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-190315- Valdez Narrows- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-190315- Valdez Arm- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-190315- Passage Canal- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-190315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-190315- Barren Islands East- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt near the Barren Islands. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ733-190315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-190315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-190315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-190315- Chiniak Bay- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt during the evening. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ737-190315- Marmot Bay- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 7 ft . .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt during the evening. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-190315- Shelikof Strait- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 50 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of bays and passes in the evening. Seas 9 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-190315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft, except 5 ft N of Anchor Point. .THU...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-190315- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 4 ft. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ741-190315- Kachemak Bay- 700 AM AKDT Wed Sep 18 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon, highest outer bay. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$