Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
221 FZAK52 PAFC 172341 CWFALU Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 Coastal Waters Forecast for Southwest Alaska+Bristol Bay+The Alaska Peninsula Waters and the Aleutian Islands up to 100 nm out. 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. PKZ199-181230- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 mb low roughly 180 nm west of Cape Newenham weakens to 985 mb as it moves onshore roughly 30 nm east of Dillingham for Tue night. A 993 mb low remains nearly stationary at 350 nm northwest of Attu from Wed afternoon through Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ750-181230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ751-181230- Sitkinak to Castle Cape from 15 to 100 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ752-181230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ753-181230- Castle Cape to Cape Tolstoi from 15 to 100 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ754-181230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ755-181230- Cape Tolstoi to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 100 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ756-181230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening. Seas 21 ft. Rain showers. .WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ757-181230- Port Heiden to Nelson Lagoon from 15 to 60 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt becoming W 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening. Seas 26 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ758-181230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening. Seas 21 ft. .WED...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ759-181230- Nelson Lagoon to Cape Sarichef from 15 to 70 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt after midnight. Gusts to 65 kt in the evening. Seas 28 ft subsiding to 22 ft after midnight. .WED...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 11 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ770-181230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ772-181230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft after midnight. .WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ771-181230- Unalaska Bay- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ773-181230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ774-181230- Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ775-181230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ776-181230- Nikolski to Seguam Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ777-181230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacfic Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ778-181230- Nikolski to Seguam Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ780-181230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ781-181230- Seguam to Adak Bering Side from 15 to 85 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ782-181230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ783-181230- Seguam to Adak Pacific Side from 15 to 75 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN...W wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft. $$ PKZ784-181230- Adak to Kiska Bering Side- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ785-181230- Adak to Kiska Pacific Side- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. $$ PKZ786-181230- Kiska to Attu Bering Side- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 21 ft. $$ PKZ787-181230- Kiska to Attu Pacific Side- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. .SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 28 ft. $$ PKZ766-181230- Pribilof Islands Nearshore Waters- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt after midnight. Gusts to 50 kt in the evening. Seas 20 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ760-181230- Bristol Bay greater than 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 23 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ761-181230- Bristol Bay from Port Heiden to Cape Chichagof out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .WED...W wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ762-181230- Bristol Bay from Cape Chichagof to Cape Pierce out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Gusts to 55 kt in the evening. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ763-181230- Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait out to 15 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ764-181230- Kuskokwim Delta from 15 to 80 NM- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 23 ft subsiding to 17 ft after midnight. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ765-181230- North and West of Nunivak Island- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ767-181230- Saint Matthew Island Waters- 341 PM AKDT Tue Sep 17 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, NW wind 25 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft. .WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$