Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
721 FZAK51 PAFC 051555 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 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. PKZ197-060415- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb N Pacific low enters the western Gulf 310 nm S of Seward at 1002 mb Fri morning. The sweeps across the eastern Gulf to 80 nm S of Icy Cape Sat morning before circling back to 100 nm SSE of Kodiak City at 975 mb by Sun Morning. $$ PKZ710-060415- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain and snow. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta after midnight. .SAT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray near the Copper River Delta. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-060415- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow with rain. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-060415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ715-060415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-060415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain and snow. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ714-060415- Resurrection Bay- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-060415- Northwest Prince William Sound- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ725-060415- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow and rain. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-060415- Southwest Prince William Sound- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-060415- Port of Valdez- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ721-060415- Valdez Narrows- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt becoming N 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-060415- Valdez Arm- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-060415- Passage Canal- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W wind 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ730-060415- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 15 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ731-060415- Barren Islands East- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-060415- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-060415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ734-060415- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain showers. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-060415- Chiniak Bay- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ737-060415- Marmot Bay- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow showers. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-060415- Shelikof Strait- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 30 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SUN...N wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ742-060415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SUN...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ740-060415- Cook Inlet North Kalgin Island- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and patchy freezing fog. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-060415- Kachemak Bay- 655 AM AKST Fri Dec 5 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt except NE 25 kt in the outer bay. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt except NE 30 kt in the outer bay. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$