Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
981 FZAK51 PAFC 220029 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 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. PKZ197-221245- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 mb low over Chenega moves inland tonight. A 999 mb low arrives to 130 nm E of Kodiak City by Sat morning and moves to 190 nm S of Cape Suckling at 1006 mb by Sun afternoon. $$ PKZ710-221245- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ711-221245- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ712-221245- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ715-221245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ716-221245- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ714-221245- Resurrection Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-221245- Northwest Prince William Sound- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-221245- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Rain showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-221245- Southwest Prince William Sound- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-221245- Port of Valdez- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-221245- Valdez Narrows- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain showers. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-221245- Valdez Arm- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain showers and snow showers. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ723-221245- Passage Canal- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers and rain. .SAT...E wind 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Widespread snow showers. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Snow showers. .SUN...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-221245- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ731-221245- Barren Islands East- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-221245- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ732-221245- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain showers. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ734-221245- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ736-221245- Chiniak Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ737-221245- Marmot Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .SUN...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-221245- Shelikof Strait- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ742-221245- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ740-221245- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Patchy freezing fog. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-221245- Kachemak Bay- 329 PM AKST Fri Nov 21 2025 .TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. Snow. .SAT...S 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 AND SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$