Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
665 FZAK51 PAFC 121202 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 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. PKZ197-130045- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak low pressure sits over the northern Gulf through Thu afternoon. A front moves into the Southwestern Gulf by Fri morning. $$ PKZ710-130045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-130045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-130045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-130045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-130045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-130045- Resurrection Bay- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-130045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-130045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-130045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ720-130045- Port of Valdez- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-130045- Valdez Narrows- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-130045- Valdez Arm- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-130045- Passage Canal- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-130045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt becoming E 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ731-130045- Barren Islands East- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ733-130045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ732-130045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ734-130045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-130045- Chiniak Bay- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-130045- Marmot Bay- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ738-130045- Shelikof Strait- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ742-130045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ740-130045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ741-130045- Kachemak Bay- 302 AM AKST Wed Nov 12 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$