Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
607 FZAK51 PAFC 231047 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 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. PKZ197-232330- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 mb low 55 nm East of Kodiak City weakens as it loops over the Northern Gulf to 110 nm South of Cape Cleare at 992 mb for Wed morning. Its front wraps over Southcentral Alaska through Wed morning. $$ PKZ710-232330- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt early. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ711-232330- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt early. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 10 kt becoming SE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ712-232330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt early. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ715-232330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ716-232330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ714-232330- Resurrection Bay- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt early diminishing to 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt early. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-232330- Northwest Prince William Sound- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-232330- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ726-232330- Southwest Prince William Sound- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE...N wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-232330- Port of Valdez- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-232330- Valdez Narrows- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt early then diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-232330- Valdez Arm- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind increasing to 30 kt early then diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-232330- Passage Canal- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-232330- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...W wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ731-232330- Barren Islands East- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-232330- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-232330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-232330- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ736-232330- Chiniak Bay- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-232330- Marmot Bay- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ738-232330- Shelikof Strait- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-232330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ740-232330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-232330- Kachemak Bay- 247 AM AKDT Mon Sep 23 2024 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. In the outer bay, N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the morning. Seas 3 ft. In the outer bay, seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt except W 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. In the outer bay, seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt except NW 15 kt in the outer bay. Seas 2 ft. In the outer bay, seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$