Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
202 FZAK51 PAFC 122305 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 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. PKZ197-131130- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 mb low 40 nm S of Seward moves inland Sat afternoon. The front of a North Pacific low enters the southern Gulf Sun morning. $$ PKZ710-131130- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ711-131130- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ712-131130- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 50 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 21 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ715-131130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-131130- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...E wind 50 kt. Seas 20 ft. .TUE...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ714-131130- Resurrection Bay- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-131130- Northwest Prince William Sound- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-131130- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ726-131130- Southwest Prince William Sound- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-131130- Port of Valdez- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-131130- Valdez Narrows- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-131130- Valdez Arm- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-131130- Passage Canal- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming E wind 20 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-131130- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-131130- Barren Islands East- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ733-131130- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .MON...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. .TUE...S wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ732-131130- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ734-131130- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-131130- Chiniak Bay- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-131130- Marmot Bay- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. .TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ738-131130- Shelikof Strait- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-131130- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-131130- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-131130- Kachemak Bay- 305 PM AKDT Fri Sep 12 2025 .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$