Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
804 FZAK51 PAFC 100031 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 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. PKZ197-101315- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 mb low develops at 59N 149W Wed morning and moves to 57N 142W at 1022 mb for Thu afternoon. $$ PKZ710-101315- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Gusts to 50 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ711-101315- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ712-101315- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ715-101315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ716-101315- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. $$ PKZ714-101315- Resurrection Bay- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-101315- Northwest Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-101315- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-101315- Southwest Prince William Sound- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-101315- Port of Valdez- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ721-101315- Valdez Narrows- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ722-101315- Valdez Arm- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-101315- Passage Canal- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ730-101315- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-101315- Barren Islands East- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ733-101315- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-101315- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt except N 35 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ734-101315- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NW wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. $$ PKZ736-101315- Chiniak Bay- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ737-101315- Marmot Bay- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-101315- Shelikof Strait- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Freezing spray after midnight. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ742-101315- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ740-101315- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ741-101315- Kachemak Bay- 331 PM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt except N 20 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$