Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
706 FZAK51 PAFC 091329 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 429 AM 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. PKZ197-100215- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 mb low 150 nm SE of Middleton Island will weaken and be absorbed by a low exiting into the eastern Gulf. A through moving south through the state will generate a new 1007 mb low 120 nm S of Seward Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ710-100215- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-100215- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ712-100215- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. $$ PKZ715-100215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ716-100215- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming NW after midnight. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ714-100215- Resurrection Bay- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ724-100215- Northwest Prince William Sound- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ725-100215- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ726-100215- Southwest Prince William Sound- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ720-100215- Port of Valdez- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .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. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ721-100215- Valdez Narrows- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ722-100215- Valdez Arm- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ723-100215- Passage Canal- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ730-100215- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ731-100215- Barren Islands East- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NW wind 30 kt. Gusts to 45 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ733-100215- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NW 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft. $$ PKZ732-100215- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt except N 20 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...N wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. $$ PKZ734-100215- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 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 THROUGH FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .SAT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 19 ft. $$ PKZ736-100215- Chiniak Bay- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ737-100215- Marmot Bay- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...N wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 1 ft. .WED...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ738-100215- Shelikof Strait- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ742-100215- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ740-100215- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ741-100215- Kachemak Bay- 429 AM AKST Tue Dec 9 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .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 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$