Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
135 FZAK51 PAFC 021149 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 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. PKZ197-030045- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Two fronts move northeastward across the Gulf through Tuesday night. A 1008 mb low develops over Middleton Island Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ710-030045- Cape Suckling to Gravel Point out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ711-030045- Gravel Point to Cape Cleare out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ712-030045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare from 15 to 75 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ715-030045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ716-030045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point from 15 to 75 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ714-030045- Resurrection Bay- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ724-030045- Northwest Prince William Sound- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ725-030045- Central and Eastern Prince William Sound- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ726-030045- Southwest Prince William Sound- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ720-030045- Port of Valdez- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ721-030045- Valdez Narrows- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ722-030045- Valdez Arm- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ723-030045- Passage Canal- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ730-030045- West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ731-030045- Barren Islands East- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ733-030045- Gore Point to Marmot Island from 15 to 80 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE wind 30 kt becoming S 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ732-030045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak out to 15 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ734-030045- Marmot Island To Sitkinak from 15 to 85 NM- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED...S wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. $$ PKZ736-030045- Chiniak Bay- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ737-030045- Marmot Bay- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt becoming S 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ738-030045- Shelikof Strait- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ742-030045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ740-030045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Light rain. .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ741-030045- Kachemak Bay- 249 AM AKST Tue Dec 2 2025 .TODAY...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$